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Oct 29, 2013 | 07:31 AM

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fordka

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Yeah lol. Bent the snot out of the driveshaft so we had to replace the whole thing and weld a plate over the hole in the floor. That wasn't good enough and eventually rotted out to the point it left me with this (as it currently sits):

How did the front driveshaft come apart. He must have had the hubs locked or the tcase in 4wd. The front shaft shouldnt be spining

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:32 AM

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slashfan7964

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How did the front driveshaft come apart. He must have had the hubs locked or the tcase in 4wd. The front shaft shouldnt be spining

Front hubs are always locked on it. Other than that I don't know what he was doing, I wasn't with him. I just know what happened cause I had to help fix it. It wasn't far away from home though, it was just up the road luckily.

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:33 AM

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fordka

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Front hubs are always locked on it.

How come. If u dont them unlock them

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:34 AM

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How come. If u dont them unlock them

I live in New York. Scary weather up here as far as snow and it saw mud a lot back then. Plus, when they are always locked I don't have to get out when I want 4WD, I can just put the T-case in 4H or 4L and go without having to worry.

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:37 AM

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fordka

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Ic. I live in ny too lol.

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:38 AM

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Ic. I live in ny too lol.

Then you'd know all too well about the crazy weather we get up here XD

Oct 29, 2013 | 07:48 AM

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fordka

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Then you'd know all too well about the crazy weather we get up here XD

Ya i do lol

Oct 29, 2013 | 08:44 PM

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Got a new tube for the driveshaft and rebalanced. We are good to go! Guess the ding on the old tube threw it out of whack. So the old wore out u joints were probably masking the vibration.