4 wheel drive and no rear drive shaft in a Jeep...

[zebraic]

can anyone enlighten me on this subject. i broke my drive shaft, so i took it off and drove home in 4 wheel drive. i have a few questions though about driving on the street with it like this...

1. is this bad for my drivetrain?
2. how far can i drive?
3. is it safe to still drive as a daily driver?

i drove from evans creek to seattle on it and it seems to be doing fine. the only thing i even noticed was it hopped a little if i was turning and accelerating, something i would expect. i just push the clutch in on corners and take them wider. doesnt hop at all that way. the problem is i have to be in puyallup tomorrow for thanksgiving, and my driveshaft is not fixed. so my last question is would i be screwing a lot of stuff up if i drove from seattle to puyallup and back this way? thanks a ton for your help!!!! :beer:

 

[Binder]

You don't have a slip yoke rear do you? If you have locking front hubs make sure their locked well and check them once in a while. If one comes unlocked under acceleration it's goint to pull bad to one side or be dead in the water if you don't have a LS or locker.Other than that I would run it.:awesomework:

 

[zebraic]

You don't have a slip yoke rear do you? If you have locking front hubs make sure their locked well and check them once in a while. If one comes unlocked under acceleration it's goint to pull bad to one side or be dead in the water if you don't have a LS or locker.Other than that I would run it.:awesomework:

no i have a slip yoke eliminator in.. and i dont have locking front hubs. its a stock dana 30, so it just has the vacuum actuator. so its ok to run it then?

the reason i was worried is i heard about a friend of mine that left his f150 in 4 wheel drive by accident. drove about 150 miles on the highway and his transfer case exploded. i was hoping i would not have the same problem. i thought maybe it would be different without the rear drive shaft in..

 

[1982cj7]

His transfer case blew from bindup, with out the rear shaft that can't happen. You will be fine running it with out the rear shaft. Just watch the torque steer. :eeek:

 

[zebraic]

His transfer case blew from bindup, with out the rear shaft that can't happen. You will be fine running it with out the rear shaft. Just watch the torque steer. :eeek:

yea i thought it would be different without the rear in. thanks!! the torque steer is when im accelerating and it pulls to the right then i have to correct it until i let off the gas.. right?

 

[84Toyota4x4]

Watch the torque steer as stated, and I know this may go without saying, but use 4 high. Ive had more than one vehicle come into the shop I used to work at with a blown motor from having push button 4WD and people trying to run in 4 low on the freeway to work

Just to be on the safe side, you could keep it at a lower than normal speed for the highways. I know my Toyota says like 50 or 55 MPH max in 4 high, but who knows. Maybe thats just a "cover our asses" thing.

~T.J.

EDIT: Yes, the torque steer is the vehicle trying to steer when torque is applied from accelerating.

 

[jeepmauler]

Put the F'er in in gear and drive the fawk home..........jesus

 

[zebraic]

Watch the torque steer as stated, and I know this may go without saying, but use 4 high. Ive had more than one vehicle come into the shop I used to work at with a blown motor from having push button 4WD and people trying to run in 4 low on the freeway to work

Just to be on the safe side, you could keep it at a lower than normal speed for the highways. I know my Toyota says like 50 or 55 MPH max in 4 high, but who knows. Maybe thats just a "cover our asses" thing.

~T.J.

EDIT: Yes, the torque steer is the vehicle trying to steer when torque is applied from accelerating.

thanks a lot!!! yea i havent gone above 50. and if i drove on the highway in 4 low i hope someone would shoot me and take my license for being such a dumbass :looser:

 

[zebraic]

Put the F'er in in gear and drive the fawk home..........jesus

yep.. thats wat i did..? did u not read the post or something? my questions were reguarding driving it further. :kissmyass:

 

[Glenn]

yea i thought it would be different without the rear in. thanks!! the torque steer is when im accelerating and it pulls to the right then i have to correct it until i let off the gas.. right?

You've driven a front-wheel drive car, haven't you?

 

[KarlVP]

I've driven my jeep home in front wheel drive a time or two.

The scary part is when you have a locker in there. You shift gears, you change lanes.

 

[zebraic]

You've driven a front-wheel drive car, haven't you?

HA! quite a bit more pull then your regular front wheel drive car.. i have to turn the wheel about half way around to correct the steering when im accelerating. dont remember having to do that in ANY front wheel drive car.

 

[Glenn]

HA! quite a bit more pull then your regular front wheel drive car.. i have to turn the wheel about half way around to correct the steering when im accelerating. dont remember having to do that in ANY front wheel drive car.

Same principle at work. It's just that FWD cars are made to be driven that way and are designed to minimize torque steer to some extent.