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IndyNova

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  1. 3 hours ago, dyocis said:

    @IndyNova thanks for the reply.  I am more concerned that I lose all forward motion when I break a front axle.  That tells me that my transfer case is stuck in front wheel drive.  

    Have you ever broken a front axle and been able to still drive? I've read the manual for the t-case and it would make sense that all power is transferred to the rear if the front has a free spinning tire/broken axle.  Unless I am misunderstanding something.   

    By front axle, I'm assuming you mean the CV joint. If that's the case, yes, you can still drive with a broken axle(wouldn't recommend that) The transfer case is chain driven off the input shaft from the transmission, through a chain and out to the front through a viscous coupling (hence why you never want to drive or dyno with the front driveshaft out.  I actually smoked my output shaft on my transfer case this summer (that clunk everyone said was chain slap, was not..lol) The transfer case in our trucks(AWD) are full time AWD, and doesn't act the same as a normal 4x4 case

  2. I was going to make my own as my trans is out now for a rebuild, But that Glen's kit is about what I'd spend doing it myself, so I'll go that route. 

    On 5/9/2021 at 11:38 PM, twiztidss said:

    I ended up just making all my own lines out of braided line and connections. Way easier to plumb in over the prebent lines. Thanks for the help. This forum is pretty dead these days :( 

    Yeah with FB, it seems the days of pages like this are in the past unfortunately

  3. So my nightmare summer with my truck continues, after going through a transfer case, new brakes all the way around, new rear drive shaft, new suspension..And multiple tows home.. I lost the front U joints on my front driveshaft and consequentially bent the drive shaft and broke the header..New driveshaft made and installed and drive it to check it out.. Everything is fine, get it back home and shut it off.. then suddenly the front differential starts pissing fluid on the ground ?.. Haven't looked at it since, but I'm guessing there's a hairline crack that expands when it gets warm and leaks fluid. What front diffs swap over? I know I'll need to switch the gear set to a 4.10, but hoping I can go to the yard and pull a diff from another silverado/sierra/escalade etc. Any help is appreciated. 

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