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Old May 4, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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my front axle locked up on my to day. so i play lets take it apart. i cant find any thing other then a busted u join on the passager side.

i have a two pice passager side axle, for where the bake is in the axle i out two and two together and know that is where it locks it in to 4x4 at well is i lock it say weld the two pic's together would it hurt any thing running around town and to work like that?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Bearings?
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Old May 4, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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i checked every thing when i main pulled it apart i took ever thing but the pinon gear out
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Old May 4, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Hub bearings too? What abour transfer case?
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idk i changed the passager side u-joint and checked all the bearings. but it seemed to of been the u-joint for some reason
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Originally Posted by shintastrife
idk i changed the passager side u-joint and checked all the bearings. but it seemed to of been the u-joint for some reason
Hmmmm never seen a u joint lock an axle up
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