pedub
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Hi Guys, I'm wondering about towing my small 14 ft alum boat, should I leave the truck in over drive or not? I hear its not good for the tranny but this boat don't weigh much. thanks
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The only issue I've ever had with the 4L60 series was a broken sunshell gear (I think it was the sunshell gear anyway). It happened when we switched from D to R without making sure the vehicle came to a complete stop. Now, I ALWAYS make sure the vehicle is completely stopped when changing from D to R and visa versa.
Apart from that, simply to protect the transmission, I always use Tow/Haul anytime I am hooked up to a trailer. I'll use Tow/Haul on long hills even if I am not towing. This also protects the torque converter because it prevents it from locking up.
You can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Tow/Haul prevents the use of overdrive and the lockup feature of the torque converter.
When I say the same thing happened to us, I mean the SAME EXACT THING happened to us. It happened when my son was still in his "learning curve" stage at 16 after he first got his license. Sunshell gear is what it was called IIRC.The only issue I've ever had with the 4L60 series was a broken sunshell gear (I think it was the sunshell gear anyway). It happened when we switched from D to R without making sure the vehicle came to a complete stop. Now, I ALWAYS make sure the vehicle is completely stopped when changing from D to R and visa versa...
It does neither of those things.You can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Tow / Haul prevents the use of overdrive and the lockup feature of the torque converter.