drive without cv's in?
05-16-2011, 09:36 PM
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drive without cv's in?
my pass side of my front dif is cracked where the 2 join together and need to get it fixed or a sas ...in the meantime is it ok to take them out and drive or do they hold everything together
05-18-2011, 01:03 AM
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so its fine to drive it with out them ...
just makeing sure
if you had to have them in i was going to take them apart a just use the spindle side but if its fine with out them then this will be easyer
i just wish that tube on the front axle wouldnt have cracked but i herd this was something that happenes to alot of them
just makeing sure
if you had to have them in i was going to take them apart a just use the spindle side but if its fine with out them then this will be easyer
i just wish that tube on the front axle wouldnt have cracked but i herd this was something that happenes to alot of them
05-18-2011, 08:00 PM
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so its fine to drive it with out them ...
just makeing sure
if you had to have them in i was going to take them apart a just use the spindle side but if its fine with out them then this will be easyer
i just wish that tube on the front axle wouldnt have cracked but i herd this was something that happenes to alot of them
just makeing sure
if you had to have them in i was going to take them apart a just use the spindle side but if its fine with out them then this will be easyer
i just wish that tube on the front axle wouldnt have cracked but i herd this was something that happenes to alot of them
take it apart and put the spindle side joint back on or the tire will fall off
05-19-2011, 01:30 AM
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no you dont. i had to take my lift off to bring my truck into canada, i removed the entire front end, diff, sub frame, axles etc. used the stock 4x4 spindles with the outer hub/bearings in and it was fine for the two weeks i drove it like this til i put the lift back on.
05-19-2011, 03:21 AM
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no you dont. i had to take my lift off to bring my truck into canada, i removed the entire front end, diff, sub frame, axles etc. used the stock 4x4 spindles with the outer hub/bearings in and it was fine for the two weeks i drove it like this til i put the lift back on.
u have to have the outer cv joint on the truck an by the outer cv joint i mean the top part of the cv axle shown remove the axle shaft an the cv joint that bolts on to the front diff, an put the outer cv joint (top) back on the truck without bearings an all that fun stuff
the cv joint with the huge nut has to be put back on
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05-19-2011, 04:13 AM
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I have never tried it. But the hub and bearings are a separate assembly that bolts to the spindle (upright) and the CV joint is a separate unit that bolts to the hub assembly.
Removing the CV should not affect anything, that big nut is to hold the CV in the hub. Just make sure you clean it before you reinstall the new CV. Dirt will get trapped in their spatially it is full of grease from the CV.
http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/ddll111_31.gif
This is on the 04 to 08 models thou. Don’t know about other models.
Removing the CV should not affect anything, that big nut is to hold the CV in the hub. Just make sure you clean it before you reinstall the new CV. Dirt will get trapped in their spatially it is full of grease from the CV.
http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/ddll111_31.gif
This is on the 04 to 08 models thou. Don’t know about other models.
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05-19-2011, 07:21 PM
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I have never tried it. But the hub and bearings are a separate assembly that bolts to the spindle (upright) and the CV joint is a separate unit that bolts to the hub assembly.
Removing the CV should not affect anything, that big nut is to hold the CV in the hub. Just make sure you clean it before you reinstall the new CV. Dirt will get trapped in their spatially it is full of grease from the CV.
http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/ddll111_31.gif
This is on the 04 to 08 models thou. Don’t know about other models.
Removing the CV should not affect anything, that big nut is to hold the CV in the hub. Just make sure you clean it before you reinstall the new CV. Dirt will get trapped in their spatially it is full of grease from the CV.
http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/ddll111_31.gif
This is on the 04 to 08 models thou. Don’t know about other models.