What does it take to convert All wheel drive to regular 2x4, 4x4

[Lechuga]

I forgot:
3. Check the universal joints for wear

 

[SoNic67]

Agree... eliminate the fault. Demolishing the AWD system and replacing it with a 4x4, only to found out that it still acts the same would be... bad.
AWD center differentials (transfer cases) and shafts could be foud on local junk yards cheaper than the new ones.

 

[Blackbox19]

Tires are New. All at the same pressure. and all the same size. hell its the tires Ford replaced the Firestones with. I think its the CV joint. Going to replace it tomorrow as I had to order it in.

 

[RomeovilleIL]

That front drive shaft (called a prop shaft in the parts catalog) has a bad CV. There is no other place for that grease to come from and when they go makes the ride pretty much terrible. Is is decidely not difficult to rebuild. You can get a replacement CV kit for about $100. While you are at it go ahead and replace the front u-joint as well. Most times this goes well however as I found out the hard way, if you have been driving on the bad cv for a while the shaft will get bent. I could not tell by eyeballing on the ground and did the rebuild only to still have some vibration when replaced. A parts clerk said she got a lot of returns from p.o.'d people who had unbalanced or bent shafts and recommended I get a reman shaft. New shaft for $250 runs smooth and quiet again.

Take the old shaft to compare @ the parts desk. They come in two sizes and none of us could figure out where the measurement is taken from.

 

[ssp.interceptor]

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[Blackbox19]

That truck looks clean! Looks like you found the culprit! Should drive Mint after you replace the shaft. 41,000 miles? Are you SURE you don't want to sell it?

Everything has a price. I gave it to my daughter almost as soon as I got it. Told her she could have it or a new Honda Civic. She did not take the civic. Said the least she would take would be a new Mustang....

I let every one know how it goes tomorrow.

 

[SoNic67]

Said the least she would take would be a new Mustang....

Nice! She knows what she wants

 

[ssp.interceptor]

Nice! She knows what she wants

HAHA! Yeah, that's a smart girl you have their BlackBox!

 

[Blackbox19]

Well it was the CV joint. Drives a million times better. The joint was still in good shape, no slack or movements it was not suppose to have. It was just bone dry. So it would not have been long before it seized up. I put new one on. Which was a giant pain in ass. The front shaft u joint strap bolts were damn 30 Torx and super tight. Once that was beat, the rest of removal was easy. Then the cover on back of the bearing I assumed it needed to wedge in to the bearing on install. I beat on thing and beat on it. Used 3 C Clamps 3 pair of Vise grips still it would not seat into it. I then noticed on the transfer case that it had a ridge around it that would seat it for me. So i popped it all back togther and gave it a drive. No more Vibration, no more Roaring. Grease was just all dry and like Clay in old one....

 

[Blackbox19]

Well I installed a Dorman CV joint from Advance Auto parts. It went bad within 100 miles. Got so hot that the boot melted and ripped a hole in it. Lucky I just happen to go out and inspect it to make sure all the bolts were tight. Advance had another in stock. Took a lot less time to remove and replace this time. Plus I learned a few tricks to getting that back cap to stay put.