I have a 1992 Jeep Cherokee 4x4. The rear universal joint broke and I
removed the driveshaft. Can I put it in 4 wheel drive and drive it about 2
miles?

Thanks
Mark

 

Yes, but....

If the driveshaft pulled out of the t-case and any fluid is present, you
need to cap the end or the oil will come out.

I think Jerry B said once that a WD40 can cap fits over it and a hose
clamp holds it on. A half a pop can I think I have heard fits also.

If you have a vacuum lock on the front axle, you also might have to rock
the Jeep back and forth to get the splines to lock for front wheel
drive.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

MWB wrote:
>
> I have a 1992 Jeep Cherokee 4x4. The rear universal joint broke and I
> removed the driveshaft. Can I put it in 4 wheel drive and drive it about 2
> miles?
>
> Thanks
> Mark

 

You could if you had one of these installed:

http://tinyurl.com/ghre

Earle

MWB wrote:

> I have a 1992 Jeep Cherokee 4x4. The rear universal joint broke and I
> removed the driveshaft. Can I put it in 4 wheel drive and drive it about 2
> miles?
>
> Thanks
> Mark
>
>

 

Hi Mike,
I lost a battle with Matt Macchiarolo over this seal and whether it
would leak, in which he wrote:
<quote>
uhhh, it's not? there's a dust boot that is attached to the U joint end
of the slipyoke on one end, and to the slinger/seal retainer on the
other end. The slipyoke is one one side of the slinger and the seal is
on the other side, and the slip joint can't travel past the slinger
because the slinger is pressed onto the output shaft
http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/slinger.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/shafts.jpg
</quote>
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Yes, but....
>
> If the driveshaft pulled out of the t-case and any fluid is present, you
> need to cap the end or the oil will come out.
>
> I think Jerry B said once that a WD40 can cap fits over it and a hose
> clamp holds it on. A half a pop can I think I have heard fits also.
>
> If you have a vacuum lock on the front axle, you also might have to rock
> the Jeep back and forth to get the splines to lock for front wheel
> drive.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Well, some t-cases leak I think.

Either that or I have seen some messed up oil seals where the dust seal
is holding the oil....

My statement stands.

If you see oil when you pull it out, cap it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> I lost a battle with Matt Macchiarolo over this seal and whether it
> would leak, in which he wrote:
> <quote>
> uhhh, it's not? there's a dust boot that is attached to the U joint end
> of the slipyoke on one end, and to the slinger/seal retainer on the
> other end. The slipyoke is one one side of the slinger and the seal is
> on the other side, and the slip joint can't travel past the slinger
> because the slinger is pressed onto the output shaft
> http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/slinger.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/shafts.jpg
> </quote>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > Yes, but....
> >
> > If the driveshaft pulled out of the t-case and any fluid is present, you
> > need to cap the end or the oil will come out.
> >
> > I think Jerry B said once that a WD40 can cap fits over it and a hose
> > clamp holds it on. A half a pop can I think I have heard fits also.
> >
> > If you have a vacuum lock on the front axle, you also might have to rock
> > the Jeep back and forth to get the splines to lock for front wheel
> > drive.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

In article <3F0CC0D6.BC54D3FA@***.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
III <----------@***.net> writes:

>Hi Mike,
> I lost a battle with Matt Macchiarolo over this seal and whether it
>would leak, in which he wrote:
><quote>
> uhhh, it's not? there's a dust boot that is attached to the U joint end
>of the slipyoke on one end, and to the slinger/seal retainer on the
>other end. The slipyoke is one one side of the slinger and the seal is
>on the other side, and the slip joint can't travel past the slinger
>because the slinger is pressed onto the output shaft
>http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/slinger.jpg
>http://www.geocities.com/basscraft.geo/shafts.jpg

That was for a 2000 TJ 'case, a 92 XJ might be different.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

In article <20030710090327.03929.00000838@mb-m28.aol.com>,
mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon (Matt Macchiarolo) writes:

>That was for a 2000 TJ 'case, a 92 XJ might be different.
>* * *
>Matt Macchiarolo

If it's anything like my '93 XJ, it probably will lose fluid because the
tailshaft seal surrounds the slipyoke.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

 

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> In article <20030710090327.03929.00000838@mb-m28.aol.com>,
> mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon (Matt Macchiarolo) writes:
>
> >That was for a 2000 TJ 'case, a 92 XJ might be different.
> >* * *
> >Matt Macchiarolo
>
> If it's anything like my '93 XJ, it probably will lose fluid because the
> tailshaft seal surrounds the slipyoke.
> * * *
> Matt Macchiarolo

My 88 is like that too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's