why does my F DS turn by hand ?

generalleexj · Jan 6, 2005

ok well if i bend down and grab my front drive shaft, it turns freely, by my hand, ( sorry if this is an idiot question, but i would like to know why)
i then tried the rear and i cant turn it. my 4wd works perfectly .. please tell me why this is, and sorry again if it is a noob question

BrettM · Jan 6, 2005

and you're in 2wd

if it does this in 4wd you have problems

RalphXJ · Jan 6, 2005

I'm guessing you have a Vac. Disco front axle?

XJ_ranger · Jan 6, 2005

vac disc front axle disconects the driveline from the axle, and therefore makes the driveshaft free to move on the axle side. The t-case will alow the DS to move freely when in 2wd.

if you dont have the vac disco d30... good luck

generalleexj · Jan 7, 2005

alrighty, just checkin up. thanks alot guys , i appreciate it

Cherokee_boggers49 · Jan 7, 2005

Allways wondered this whats stronger D30 axle with Vac disconnect or the D30 without??????

bj-666 · Jan 7, 2005

with the vac axle there are more parts to break and more parts to get hung up making it a little worse off but a lot of people run them with no probs. also if you break the inner shaft on a vac axle it is a little bit more of a pain in the ass to change than just sliding in a whole new shaft like in the non disco

and this should prob be in the stock section

Cherokee_boggers49 · Jan 7, 2005

O sorry thought people reading this post would give some info cause it is kinda related JW. I swaped out my vac d30 for the stright cause the damn vac thing would fail all the time. Didn't cost me jack cause i got a 50 parts jeep which that this 25 min and it was changed. I realized the vac axles inner axle was bigger so i was curious. Thanks

why does my F DS turn by hand ?

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