Recent content by hullman8

Thanks, I'll stop and get it read on my way home from work tonight. Just thought I'd check to see if my gut was lying to me. Mine will not get up to normal operating temp when it's in the 30's outside during a stop and go commute (roughly 30 mins).

I have noticed that my temperature gauge (for what it is worth) has been running about a quarter to the vertical during the colder temperatures this winter. It does not jump around or vary with coasting or acceleration like others have noted, but will not warm all the way up to normal on my...

Done! :wootwoot: Had to pull the shaft up and forward to remove it from the t-case spindle before I could drop it down. Thanks for the help, and encouragement that I wasn't doing anything really stupid. Sometimes I get a really good idea, only to have dire, unintended consequences.

Got the yoke disconnected so I can swing the front of it around. I just can't push it back far enough to clear the frame brace that is right below it.

I will take it off this afternoon. Just crawled under there. Looks like 4 bolts to separate it from the yoke near the front diff. When I remove the shaft from the t-case will I have a hole to plug? Step 3 is always profit. Just haven't figured out step 1 or 2 yet.

The mechanic also said that there is a pump that is turned by the drive shaft, and that without the drive shaft it would eventually overheat. Now I'm not sure if he meant the differential or the transfer case.

Well, the mechanic said he couldn't get the transfer case shaft turned. So it looks like I'll be popping the front drive shaft off this weekend. I was supposed to be camping this weekend, but that's life. :frown:

"before you can drive it, you will have to plug the driver side CV shaft with something where it comes out. a gatorade cap may be a temporary solution (credit: roadie). The passenger side CV hole will have to be addressed immediately following, however you can drive short distances with no plug...

Since I'm not sitting at home in front of the vehicle, does anyone know off hand if the output shaft to the front has a yoke i can just disconnect or is there a spline where I will have to worry about junk getting into the t-case and/or diff? I've never worked on a drive shaft before, (wait for...

I still have the vehicle at the mechanic and will ask him to try turning the t-case shaft for me before I pick it up this evening. If he can do that, I'll just leave the encoder motor off and be on my merry way. I changed the fluid with the ATII fluid regularly, so I don't see an issue there...

Scenario: Mechanic has verified that the clutch pack in my t-case are seized. He recommends a new t-case, but I only want to get a couple more years out of the vehicle (a daily drivere these days) without getting the "Bravada Bind" again. In a nutshell, I was wondering if anybody has simply...