driving without front DS?
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driving without front DS?
Can you drive without the front shaft or does the transfer case puke itself all over the place?
Going to replace my u-joints, but it's one of those things that I'd rather pull the front and see how bad the joints are before pulling the rear, and if it's really bad it's going right to 6 states driveline.
BTW - this also used to be a JEEP trick to get an extra MPG or 2 on long highway trips. I actually picked up 3 MPG from Portland to Moab on my last trip out there.
Going to replace my u-joints, but it's one of those things that I'd rather pull the front and see how bad the joints are before pulling the rear, and if it's really bad it's going right to 6 states driveline.
BTW - this also used to be a JEEP trick to get an extra MPG or 2 on long highway trips. I actually picked up 3 MPG from Portland to Moab on my last trip out there.
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Screw it - it's going to 6 states 
Thanks alloro
I'm guessing you are either in the NE or the Great lakes region since everything you post about you are b*tching about rust. I'll send you a pic of a NW rig so you can be jealous
Thanks alloroI'm guessing you are either in the NE or the Great lakes region since everything you post about you are b*tching about rust. I'll send you a pic of a NW rig so you can be jealous
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Why do you say that? The front of the TC has a bolted on flange, not a slide-in yoke like with the rear DS.
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aww crap I forgot which end of the transfer case I was thinking of. Yeah, it's been a while since I thought about fixing the car!
Yes, alloro is right, the front DS is a bolt on.
It's the rear side that leaks all over the place and you need the plug for.
Yes, alloro is right, the front DS is a bolt on.
It's the rear side that leaks all over the place and you need the plug for.
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yes, but does removing the front DS cause any excess strain on the txfr case gears when the rear tires start to slip?
i do not fully understand how the 4WD system operates in this truck, so I would like to avoid creating some sort of imbalance in the system, and cause damage.
i do not fully understand how the 4WD system operates in this truck, so I would like to avoid creating some sort of imbalance in the system, and cause damage.
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I would not drive without the front drive shaft installed, but if you had to, I would pull the fuse that controls the automatic 4 wheel drive. This way the front end will not get the signal from the speed sensors. This is also a good idea if you have a flat and you have either a new spare and old tires on the truck or the other way around old worn out spare, new tires on your truck. With different size tires even in the same size catagory on your truck the speed sensors for the front drive shaft versus the rear drive shaft will sense different speeds and kick in the automatic 4x4.
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