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Cherokee with a bent front driveshaft.

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Old 08-18-2009, 12:00 AM
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I've been driving on it for a little while, and I have heard that I should take it off to prevent damages to anything. What are the possible damages?

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my guess would be putting stress on the ujoint, the front yoke,? you might also break the yokestraps or atleast strip the bolts from the yoke? i dunno but just my thoughts
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Seals, u-joints, bearings...
Really depends on the severity of the bend.

Keep in mind that there's no load on the driveshaft unless you're in 4Hi/Lo.
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well i put it up on my lift and and put it in 4 to take a look at the shaft. it appeared to be bent, but could just bad u joints make it look like its bent?
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