gdhoward
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Long story short, the viscous clutch welded itself together and ended trashing the front diff. I have removed the CV Shafts and was going to take them apart and reinsert the end into the hub. I could not get the CV shaft apart, the axle shaft from the wheel end of the shaft.
I have put about 200 miles on the vehicle with no shafts installed at all and in fact removed the diff as well.
I have seen some posts on other forums that it is not good to run without the shafts thru the hub, why is this? The hub is held together with 3 bolts as it is an internal bearing hub. Near as I can tell, the CV shaft is only there to drive the wheel when the AWD kicks in.
Can anyone confirm this for me and any ideas on how to get the CV shaft apart so that I can put the end back in the hub.
Also, would put a same size bolt thru the hub do the same as the CV shaft end? Thanks in advance
I have put about 200 miles on the vehicle with no shafts installed at all and in fact removed the diff as well.
I have seen some posts on other forums that it is not good to run without the shafts thru the hub, why is this? The hub is held together with 3 bolts as it is an internal bearing hub. Near as I can tell, the CV shaft is only there to drive the wheel when the AWD kicks in.
Can anyone confirm this for me and any ideas on how to get the CV shaft apart so that I can put the end back in the hub.
Also, would put a same size bolt thru the hub do the same as the CV shaft end? Thanks in advance