Flat towing 1988 tin top

[GADzooks]

My question is "why did my attempt to flat tow my '88 tin top not work when I followed the Suzuki directions to the letter? Tranny in second and transfer case in neutral, hubs unlocked. The rear wheels would "hop" as soon as the car moved. I was only able to eliminate this by take the tranny out of gear. I think I may have to resort to spending the $$$ to install a disconnect on the drive shaft. Anyone have an idea as to why the rear wheels hopped?
I was thinking that maybe the transfer case failed to disengage?

[Bigfootford]

I always do what you did...
2nd gear in the tranny
Tcase in neutral.
Hubs unlocked.

BUT I do the next thing.

Start the engine!
let the clutch out and there should be no drive to the rear wheels.
This proves that you are in Tcase Neutral.

If you have done this and have drive to the rear wheels then the Tcase is not in neutral.
Test and see if you can get Hi and Low in both 2wd and 4wd... I would suspect that you're going to find that one of those will not work.  If they do then it sounds like you are not finding the neutral position of the shifter... Hopefully you find it.
Jim.

[GADzooks]

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately I was unable to start the engine because the carb was off. I towed it home from my mechanic's shop to wait for the rebuilt carb to arrive. I too suspect that I wasn't getting the Tcase in neutral. May have helped if I rocked the car back and forth a bit?