Pushing a Daf 66

[banda]

Hello All,


I have a guy coming to pick up my chassis this morning to take it over to his garage to have the newly rebuilt engine installed.


The problem is that the car does not seem to want to move. Is it okay to push it or at worst drag it out of the garage with a rope behind another vehicle. If so in neutral or in forward? I have to move it to get it onto the low loader vehicle.


Any urgent replies appreciated as I have two hours.    

[andrew]

A Daf-ANY Daf should be able to be pushed, pulled or towed without any damage to the transmission or the engine. However, pushing Dafs is harder than pushing a normal car, as you are turning the primary and secondary units as you push, so the rolling resistance is higher. Pushing a 33, 44 and 55 around corners can be particularly hard, as these cars don't have a differential, so that makes it even harder!

Putting the car in neutral will reduce the rolling resistance a little, as the prop shaft and clutch will not then be turning, but this doesn't make much difference. Have the brakes jammed on? Is the handbrake stuck? Jack up the front wheels; both should spin easily and freely. The rear ones should also turn, but this will be harder, but they shouldn't be solidly locked.

Hope this helps!

If it's a VOLVO 66 then there's transmission lock fitted, like the "P" option on ordinary automatics. This will have to be disabled before the car will move.

[banda]

As stated on the Essex board Andrew thanks as ever for the prompt and extremely useful advice.

[starider]

Hi, let us know how you got on and what the problem was,always useful for future reference.