Jeff Strickland

You should mark the yokes (both of them) and the driveshaft ends with a
white line so you can put the shaft back in the same way it came out.







"sickrick" <ericandlynn@cei.net> wrote in message
news:1172266404.983037.141070@k78g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?
>

Jeff Strickland

You should mark the yokes (both of them) and the driveshaft ends with a
white line so you can put the shaft back in the same way it came out.







"sickrick" <ericandlynn@cei.net> wrote in message
news:1172266404.983037.141070@k78g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?
>

Jeff Strickland

You should mark the yokes (both of them) and the driveshaft ends with a
white line so you can put the shaft back in the same way it came out.







"sickrick" <ericandlynn@cei.net> wrote in message
news:1172266404.983037.141070@k78g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?
>

SBlackfoot

> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?


Hang on, hang on... Which transfer case do you have? If you have an NP249
(AWD) your Jeep might want to roll on it's own without the front shaft when
the tranny is in park without the handbrake set. It pretty much behaves like
it has a stiff centre diff so it might slowly roll awar all by itself. I've
also read that driving an NP249 without the front shaft can/will damage the
viscous coupler.

Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
above. ;)



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SBlackfoot

> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?


Hang on, hang on... Which transfer case do you have? If you have an NP249
(AWD) your Jeep might want to roll on it's own without the front shaft when
the tranny is in park without the handbrake set. It pretty much behaves like
it has a stiff centre diff so it might slowly roll awar all by itself. I've
also read that driving an NP249 without the front shaft can/will damage the
viscous coupler.

Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
above. ;)



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SBlackfoot

> The front u joints are squeaking on my 95 Grand Cherokee. Can't get
> them replaced until this weekend. Can I remove the driveshaft and
> drive it with just the rear? Also, instead of leaving the front spline
> in the front hanging out can i remove it without leaking the
> differential fluid? Can I seal it up with a cover and a lg hose clamp
> if it does leak and drive it for a week?


Hang on, hang on... Which transfer case do you have? If you have an NP249
(AWD) your Jeep might want to roll on it's own without the front shaft when
the tranny is in park without the handbrake set. It pretty much behaves like
it has a stiff centre diff so it might slowly roll awar all by itself. I've
also read that driving an NP249 without the front shaft can/will damage the
viscous coupler.

Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
above. ;)



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SBlackfoot

> Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
> above. ;)


Of course, if it were 2wd you wouldn't be asking about a front driveshaft...
*slapping forehead* This is why I shouldn't post messages right after waking
up. lol



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SBlackfoot

> Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
> above. ;)


Of course, if it were 2wd you wouldn't be asking about a front driveshaft...
*slapping forehead* This is why I shouldn't post messages right after waking
up. lol



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SBlackfoot

> Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
> above. ;)


Of course, if it were 2wd you wouldn't be asking about a front driveshaft...
*slapping forehead* This is why I shouldn't post messages right after waking
up. lol



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sickrick

On Feb 24, 10:29 am, "SBlackfoot" <trypti...@sympatico.obvious.ca>
wrote:
> > Of course, if you have an NP242, NP231, or a 2wd Jeep please ignore the
> > above. ;)
>
> Of course, if it were 2wd you wouldn't be asking about a front driveshaft...
> *slapping forehead* This is why I shouldn't post messages right after waking
> up. lol
>
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Your exactly right. Went to the post office and the thing rolled
backward in park.Only gonna drive it a couple of days .On my front
differential ther is a boot with a u joint in it and if i just take
the driveshaft off at the spline connector then the spline hangs
down.The reason I asked about removing the spline is when i did there
was a small amount of oil inside and i didn't know if that came from
the differential or if jeep put some kinda lube in the boot to keep
the boot innards lubed. I drove it hard and parked it on a big hill
but no oil seeped out of the differential.Can oil leak out? I don't
want to tear up the front diif. by leaking out all the oil.And does
anyone know for sure whether it will tear up my transfer case. I'd
like to just leave it off as it seems to drive alot better w/ 2 wheel
drive.(doesn't have that resistance when i turn under throttle)