Front prop shaft UJ problem

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24Carrot

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• Jun 24, 2014

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Hi, can anyone help me, had a squeaking coming from under car today, when I looked it's one of the UJ on the front prop shaft. Can I take this off and run as 2 wheel (rear wheel) drive temporarily and will it be okay to tow a small trailer like this? Got an important job on so won't have time to fix it until end of week and need to use it if possible until then, much appreciate any advice

 

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24Carrot

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• Jun 24, 2014

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by the way i have a p38 2002 4.0

 

brianp38dse

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• Jun 24, 2014

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have the uj`s been greased lately

 

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• Jun 24, 2014

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no as no diff lock, viscous coupling may also be seized

 

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24Carrot

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• Jun 24, 2014

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brianp38dse said:

have the uj`s been greased lately

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no i have removed the front prop shaft it needs a new uj .
what i need to know is can i drive it with just the back prop on ?

 

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24Carrot

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• Jun 24, 2014

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fanatic said:

no as no diff lock, viscous coupling may also be seized

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viscous coupling is not seized .so will it be ok to drive?

 

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• Jun 24, 2014

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24Carrot said:

no i have removed the front prop shaft it needs a new uj .
what i need to know is can i drive it with just the back prop on ?

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Well if you have the prop off, stick it gear and see how far you get

 

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• Jun 25, 2014

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You can drive it with front prop removed. But it will load viscous coupling. Towing will load it even more.

 

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• Jun 25, 2014

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wammers said:

You can drive it with front prop removed. But it will load viscous coupling. Towing will load it even more.

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As above, do it for long and it will knacker the VCU.

 

merlinpjl

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• Jun 25, 2014

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My front prop shaft came apart on the motorway last year.
I put the suspension in wading mode, opened the tailgate to disable the EAS.
Put the car jack under the chassis.
I then got underneath removed the front prop shaft completely.
I was able to drive home without a problem, but I did take it easy, no sudden acceleration etc..

 

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24Carrot

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• Jun 25, 2014

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ok thanks all got new prop so all good