I am stuck at the beach, help!
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I am stuck at the beach, help!
I have a 99 discovery 2. The front drive shaft is toast. I have the rear bolts off but I can't break the front ones loose(at the axle). The question I have is, can I tie the drive shaft off or does it turn with the axle gears? Are the front wheels engaged and is the shaft going to turn and break free of the tie off? I just need to get home and then I can put a air wrench on it.
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Correct. Even if you were able to get the front propshaft removed from the front axle, unless you have CDL, when you go to drive away, all power from the transfer case is going to be delivered to the front (least resistance) and the rear driveshaft will not turn.
What happened to the front shaft? Did it break? If it broke, did it do any other damage as these shafts are prone to doing?
What happened to the front shaft? Did it break? If it broke, did it do any other damage as these shafts are prone to doing?
Last edited by lordmorpheus; 07-05-2010 at 10:14 AM.
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you should be able to
I took mine off without rotating shaft. 2 on the bottom and two on top. get a closed end wrench and a 3/8 socket with swivel. It took me 40 minutes to get my front shaft out. It's a pain but possible. try some PB blaster or just saw the bolts off and get new ones.
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Engaging the CDL is not going to "lock out" the front drive shaft. It is going to lock the front and rear driveshafts together, essentially. Without engaging the CDL, if the front shaft is removed, only the front output on the transfer case is going to spin. With CDL engaged, both the front and rear output on the transfer case are going to turn at the same speed.
What happened to the front shaft?
What happened to the front shaft?