uvaldetxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Uvalde, Texas
1987 XJ AW4 242 D30 D44 - Anyone ever tried/done disengaging a Dana 30 HP front axle? Right now the front driveshaft is disconnected, but I think the front axle is the culprit. The planetary gear on the T-case that goes to the front axle is loose, so to speak. I plan on swapping T-cases soon, 242 to 231. Would this alleviate the problem? I'm getting real bad clunks when i'm in any drive gear, reverse included. The Jeep will be in drive and it will clunk and clunk, then the front end seems to lock up. All it will do is rev it while it's locked up. It almost feels like the brakes are locking up all of a sudden. It sounds like metal tapping metal. I'm thinking the gears inside the diff are grinding or the front driveshaft was disconnected while it was in 4wd. Is it possible to disengage the axle? I have a spare 87 XJ on stand by in case I need to swap the front axle, but i'm saving that as my last resort.
++ The engine on this XJ sounds beautiful. It purrs even better than my daily driver.
++ The engine on this XJ sounds beautiful. It purrs even better than my daily driver.