Flat tow Expedition
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Flat tow Expedition
I have a 2000 Expedition Eddie Bauer AWD. The Starter went in it and left me 5 miles from home. I flat towed it home at about 30 mph, and it was -24c out with snowy, slippery roads. When I got home I found out that the manual says to not tow it wheels down at all.
What damage can I expect?
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I have a 2000 Expedition Eddie Bauer AWD. The Starter went in it and left me 5 miles from home. I flat towed it home at about 30 mph, and it was -24c out with snowy, slippery roads. When I got home I found out that the manual says to not tow it wheels down at all.
What damage can I expect?
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From: Gillespie Co. Tex.
Used to be all the manuals said that if you were going to drag an automatic Ford somewhere, do it at 30mph or less and only for 15 miles at max. You met those older requirements, and I'd have to guess that parts (bearings, seals, etc.) have only gotten more-idiotproof and not less, so I'd not be worried about it to the point of preemptively changing anything out. As CC said, just listen to your horse, and it'll tell you if it's coming up lame 
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