I'm gonna pull off the diff covers and confirm nothing is broke in there, and they are the same ratio. I'll try anything before I have to take it...
Stock 5.38 in the back, bought new carrier and ring and pinion and all that in 5.38 for the dana 30 swap last year
But it's not dragging in 2WD
But why is it fine in 2WD? Wouldn't the axle be showing symptoms in 2WD?
Warn
If I'm on pavement as soon as I engage it in 4wd it's binding. On jackstands, no issues
In the front, yes.
Both
Tomorrow I'll take off the rear drive shaft and see. Today when it was just me working on it and driving around I noticed the front tire was also...
I've used the dana 30 in 4WD. backed up and it's all fine, until yesterday
Same tire size, running the same 5.38s the last umpteen years....until 2 years ago, dana 30 added with 5.38s.
I can drive in two-wheel drive all day no problem
When I am in two-wheel drive and I turn one tire by hand, the other one turns in the opposite direction
Tried something else. Jeep on pavement. Engine off. Transmission in neutral. Lockouts engaged to 4x4. Shifted the tcase from 2H to 4H, pushed the...
I'm thinking the transfer case is smoked? Only under load, or with the weight of the vehicle down on the pavement it gives me problems. It's off...
When the lockouts aren't in 4x4, the front driveshaft spins, tires won't turn. Lock them in, everything turns as it should. Shifts from 2 to 4x4 fine
Started it up while on the jack stands. one back tire and the opposite front tire was driving fine. (OPEN DIFFS, SO NOT A TRUE 4X4). Drive shafts...
All was fine up on jack stands. Put it down on the ground, test drove it in 2wd with the dana 30 lockouts set to free. Pulled over, engaged the...
So, I jack it up, put jack stands under it, engage the lockouts on my dana 30, spin the front tires, and all 4 wheels turn. I go into the cab, and...
Here is my rear tire. You can see where it was scraping the pavement, not rolling freely. [ATTACH]
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