Anyone know of any issues I may have if I remove the front drive shaft and drive my Disco for a couple of days? I purchased a '99 Disco 2 recently that has 77k miles on it. Not long after I got it I noticed a chirping sound coming from underneath, particularily when accelerating. I got on this forum and noticed that this is a common problem. I inspected the front shaft and found some major damage in the "Hookes joint". I've ordered a new one but it wont be here for a couple of days. I need to drive to work but I am worried about this ticking time bomb that will go off when I least expect it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

Did you actuall damage the double cardon or the 2 u-joints inside? If you only damages the u-joints you can rebuild it and save your self a bunch of money.
Yes you can remove the front shaft, you will have to engage your CDL on the t/case so you can drive with the rear shaft only. If yo don't know where that is, send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a picture.
Mike
mikeljacobs@comcast.net

 

Thanks Mike. There isdamage to the double cardon portion. I had considered just rebuilding the u-joints, but the section that is welded to the shaft itself has pieces broken off. Please send me a pic of the CDL and the area that you are talking about, to: hookerpat@yahoo.com . I'm pretty sure that I can figure it out, but it wont hurt just to be sure. I have the service manual on disc also. Thanks for the help and advice. Pat

 

digging up an old post here. Has anybody tried removing front drive shaft to help with fuel economy and if so how much did it help?

 

right now i have my front ds out and am driving with the tcase locked. im getting the same gas mileage.

 

It is not advised if you are running a rotoflex. It also can only be done with a truck with CDL and as already mentioned there is no mileage benefit to doing it.

 

Maybe this gent got lucky and purchased a 99 that someone has already installed a CDL shifter?
dk