davekell Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 (edited) i was out two weeks ago, tooling along through the mud and me and ollie found a flat mud pitt, so we were doing donuts, i had to stop after ollie yelling at me, my front diff was chattering and no more 4x4. any idea's before i tear it apart? its like almost sounding 1/2 engaged or something. Edited November 23, 2006 by davekell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Take the hubs off and check those first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 second that hubs off, see if it works/or still chatters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Look at your front drive axels also. I blew a CV joint and have the same symptoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekell Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 hmm i dont think its a CV,they look good,id get addition systoms when turning. im not a big 4x4 guy, why would removing the hub's make a diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 If one were stuck and the other were not it may cause problems or the hubs themselves may be making noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekell Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 well looks like k9sar is right lol, broken at the cv anyone know how much of a hassle replacing them are? i know on my VW's its like 20-30 mins per side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 here you go mate: CV Axle replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 i dont think u have to go as deep as the write up says...i'd pull the hubs and the spindle lock nuts and snap rings...then hit the cv to axle bolts...push towards the spindle and drop down the end towards the axle and pull out from the inside and slide the new 1 in... dont hold me to that but i think it can be done that way... if u try to get a used 1 be careful b/c the # of splines change somewhere between 87 and 95...im sure a lil search will clear that up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 They went from 27 spline in 87-89's, to 28 spline in 90+. Unless you're outside the US and have a 4-cylinder 4WD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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