Disable 4wd until repairs complete. Advice please.

[Arcus]

Hey all! I just got a 99 Explorer Sport. It has the Auto/4Hi/4Low selector. The problem is this. The frot CVs are shot, totally , and the shaft from the TCase to the frot diff is bent.

I need to drive this for a bit until I get the cash to fix so my thought was this. I was going to do the brown wire mod to make sure it doesnt go into 4wd. Was going to do this anyway. Next I was going to remove the shaft from the transfer case to the front diff to send it out and get fix or replaced. I was also going to pull the CV shafts off. I would leave the outer joints on so I can keep the nuts on to hold the spindles and I was going to leave the inner joints on since they wont be spinning if the front shaft is gone anyway.

From what I read in the brown wire mod thread I am a little worried about burning up my transfer case. I will not be driving in the snow or off road until all repairs are complete. Besides the snow is done here in Jersey anyway. So I wont be in a position to spin the rear wheels excessively.

Basically I will be making it 2wd temporarily until I can get all three shafts replaced. Will I burn up the transfer case? Is there a better way to disable the 4wd computer?

Thanks all!

 

[Doubt Incarnate]

i dont think youll burn up the clutch in the transfer case, without the front shaft to put a drag on it, it will probly just spinn anyways. i dont think its going to matter if you do the brown wire mod since it probly wont ever see the shafts spinning different speeds, as long as you pull the cv's as you planned.

just what i think.

 

[JDraper]

If you take out the front drive shaft and leave the outer cv's on, you'll be fine. I'd do the brown wire mod too just so the xfer case isn't constantly trying to go in and out. Save a little wear on the clutches.

 

[Arcus]

If you take out the front drive shaft and leave the outer cv's on, you'll be fine. I'd do the brown wire mod too just so the xfer case isn't constantly trying to go in and out. Save a little wear on the clutches.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Problem is I have no choice about the CVs. They are grinding bad.