front prop shaft removed

bigcheif

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Will it hurt my t-case to drive without the front prop shaft? Of course cdl would be locked in. We use to do this with our old fords during the summer.
 

Roverfire

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Jan 2, 2005
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Shouldn't hurt it as long as you're not driving it hard. I had mine out to determine if the front shaft was bad but I reinstalled it after determining it needed rebuilt. Don't know how long I would leave it that way though.
 

robisonservice

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The only cautionary note I would offer is that the natural 4WD configuration divides the power roughly evenly between front and back. So your 150 horsepower is split, 75 to each axle. Assuming you drive the same way you did before, driving with one driveshaft is going to double the torque load on the driven axle and line components as compared to driving in 4WD. Putting the whole 150 into one axle is more than it was meant to take. So I'd expect a significant reduction in lifespan on the remaining axle. The risk of u joint or drive axle breakage is also increased if you drive hard.

It works fine as a temporary measure but for the longer term . . . . prob not
 

stu454

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Dec 15, 2004
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We used to do it for fuel economy on our old fords, wanted to see if it makes a difference.

I doubt it would make a difference. That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee.

We've bought gas hogs. Being easy on the accelerator will make more of a difference.