Removing prop shaft?
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93 TY 2185
Donating Member
Re: Removing prop shaft?
You can do it but it will be hard on your transfercase.
Also make sure you use your parking brake or the bitch will roll away on you.
You can do it but it will be hard on your transfercase.
Also make sure you use your parking brake or the bitch will roll away on you.
HotRudyRod
New member
Re: Removing prop shaft?
Its fun but it can be down right dangerous, i didnt have a front differential working on mine and i smashed the pedal hard after paying a toll on a toll way and oh lord, it fish tailed on me so bad i had to use 3 lanes to get it straight. Lucky i didnt have no one on the sides.
Its fun but it can be down right dangerous, i didnt have a front differential working on mine and i smashed the pedal hard after paying a toll on a toll way and oh lord, it fish tailed on me so bad i had to use 3 lanes to get it straight. Lucky i didnt have no one on the sides.
Captain Morgan
Moderated User
Re: Removing prop shaft?
ummmmmmmmmm, learn how to drive? :dunno: :rotf:HotRudyRod said:
Re: Removing prop shaft?
The hardest part is going to be finding a set of female torx sockets. After that it's a 30-minute job (15 min with an impact)...
Be very very very very very mindful of setting the parking brake when parking your truck with the propshaft out. I've gone to bed and woken up to find my truck in the middle of the street the next morning... Then there was the time at the post office where the truck made itself into a wash while I was getting stamps... And the time...well...you get the point.
The hardest part is going to be finding a set of female torx sockets. After that it's a 30-minute job (15 min with an impact)...
Be very very very very very mindful of setting the parking brake when parking your truck with the propshaft out. I've gone to bed and woken up to find my truck in the middle of the street the next morning... Then there was the time at the post office where the truck made itself into a wash while I was getting stamps... And the time...well...you get the point.
NecroWolf
lost marbles member
Re: Removing prop shaft?
i'm running without a front drive shaft. it's fun as hell but the tires do go quick and you gotta be careful on damp pavement. i spun my truck out on some damp pavement the otherday and when i came to a stop i was sitting off the road. no damage but quite the rush. it's pretty cool to take off and just crusin along and have both rear tires break loose next to a stang tryin to smoke one tire
i'm running without a front drive shaft. it's fun as hell but the tires do go quick and you gotta be careful on damp pavement. i spun my truck out on some damp pavement the otherday and when i came to a stop i was sitting off the road. no damage but quite the rush. it's pretty cool to take off and just crusin along and have both rear tires break loose next to a stang tryin to smoke one tire
SY2932
Administrator
Re: Removing prop shaft?
Heh, I was out road testing my truck tonight making sure that I eliminated all the ignition related issues that I have been plagued with recently :roll: . It was pretty cool out and somewhat humid. Anywho, I launched my truck with 5 psi on tap and spun all four tires for a solid three seconds before I hooked up... Once I got back home and put it in the garage, I saw that there were little specks of melted rubber in all four of my wheel wells. Guess it was a good thing that my nephew was riding shotgun and got to witness the whole thing as who's going to believe that a V6 could do an AWD burnout...
NecroWolf said:
Heh, I was out road testing my truck tonight making sure that I eliminated all the ignition related issues that I have been plagued with recently :roll: . It was pretty cool out and somewhat humid. Anywho, I launched my truck with 5 psi on tap and spun all four tires for a solid three seconds before I hooked up... Once I got back home and put it in the garage, I saw that there were little specks of melted rubber in all four of my wheel wells. Guess it was a good thing that my nephew was riding shotgun and got to witness the whole thing as who's going to believe that a V6 could do an AWD burnout...
'JustDreamin'
Dream: 6LV8 Turbo Bravada
Re: Removing prop shaft?
You can remove the front propshaft, just be warned there may be expensive consequences.
As somebody else mentioned earlier, driving around without that front shaft (and a complete front end too) is really tough on the transfer case, specifically the viscous coupling. The viscous coupling in the transfer case is all that will make the truck go if you don't have the front shaft in place.
Several things may happen if you remove the front propshaft:
1.) The truck may not move at all under its own power. Cause: Your viscous coupling is well baked, and needs to be replaced. They're in the $600+ range (for new ones, parts only, doesn't include the labor to take it apart & put it back together)
2.) The truck may be a real hoot to drive in 2wd, then you roast the viscous coupling. Now you're in the same position as described above.
3.) The truck is a real hoot, and never breaks while in 2wd, transfer case doesn't need to be serviced and you drive it that way for years.
4.) You discover that the truck "drifts" while in park and parked on a hill, because you forgot to set the parking brake or it doesn't work (basically the weight of the truck is backdriving the viscous coupling). May require extensive repairs, depending upon what it "drifts" into and how fast its going when it comes to a stop.
The viscous couplings that are installed in these trucks' transfer cases are not serviceable, and can't be inspected (or much of anything else for that matter). I haven't even seen anybody come up with a good evaluation procedure for a used transfer case. It's been talked about, but I haven't seen anybody come up with a method that yields good results.
Have fun running without the front propshaft. I personally wouldn't recommend it, but its your truck. Just make sure you & your checkbook are prepared in case you have less than stellar results.
'Dreamin'
You can remove the front propshaft, just be warned there may be expensive consequences.
As somebody else mentioned earlier, driving around without that front shaft (and a complete front end too) is really tough on the transfer case, specifically the viscous coupling. The viscous coupling in the transfer case is all that will make the truck go if you don't have the front shaft in place.
Several things may happen if you remove the front propshaft:
1.) The truck may not move at all under its own power. Cause: Your viscous coupling is well baked, and needs to be replaced. They're in the $600+ range (for new ones, parts only, doesn't include the labor to take it apart & put it back together)
2.) The truck may be a real hoot to drive in 2wd, then you roast the viscous coupling. Now you're in the same position as described above.
3.) The truck is a real hoot, and never breaks while in 2wd, transfer case doesn't need to be serviced and you drive it that way for years.
4.) You discover that the truck "drifts" while in park and parked on a hill, because you forgot to set the parking brake or it doesn't work (basically the weight of the truck is backdriving the viscous coupling). May require extensive repairs, depending upon what it "drifts" into and how fast its going when it comes to a stop.
The viscous couplings that are installed in these trucks' transfer cases are not serviceable, and can't be inspected (or much of anything else for that matter). I haven't even seen anybody come up with a good evaluation procedure for a used transfer case. It's been talked about, but I haven't seen anybody come up with a method that yields good results.
Have fun running without the front propshaft. I personally wouldn't recommend it, but its your truck. Just make sure you & your checkbook are prepared in case you have less than stellar results.
'Dreamin'
Tooky
Serious about performance
Re: Removing prop shaft?
Dreamin, not that I disagree with your advice, or your good intentions. But has anyone PROVEN the viscous coupling to suffer any damage from 2WD SyTy fun? Has anyone ever come on SyTy.net and said "Oh shit, I was doing 2WD burnouts last night after taking my propshaft out and now my transfer case is smoked!"? Do you have any link(s)?
I know there has been posts of people who drove for 3-6 months or one guy I think even went a year, with no issues. I know I did some donuts and burnouts to finish a set of tires and my transfer case works like a champ. As far as I'm concerned, all SyTy'ers should hail to the BW4472 - best piece of drivetrain ever!!!!
Anyhow, I think the viscous coupling worries, while logically sound, have proven to be unfounded.
Dreamin, not that I disagree with your advice, or your good intentions. But has anyone PROVEN the viscous coupling to suffer any damage from 2WD SyTy fun? Has anyone ever come on SyTy.net and said "Oh shit, I was doing 2WD burnouts last night after taking my propshaft out and now my transfer case is smoked!"? Do you have any link(s)?
I know there has been posts of people who drove for 3-6 months or one guy I think even went a year, with no issues. I know I did some donuts and burnouts to finish a set of tires and my transfer case works like a champ. As far as I'm concerned, all SyTy'ers should hail to the BW4472 - best piece of drivetrain ever!!!!
Anyhow, I think the viscous coupling worries, while logically sound, have proven to be unfounded.
HotRudyRod
New member
Re: Removing prop shaft?
Not to mention the rear suspension, i didnt know my front ring and pinion were gone when i did the scarriest fishtailing launch ever.
I've trashed some other sporty cars like Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros, Porsches, MBs, Lincolns and Beemers (used to work at a fancy glass tinting shop in Dallas hence the hi end cars) and never felt a softer rear suspension.
dgoodhue said:
Not to mention the rear suspension, i didnt know my front ring and pinion were gone when i did the scarriest fishtailing launch ever.
I've trashed some other sporty cars like Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros, Porsches, MBs, Lincolns and Beemers (used to work at a fancy glass tinting shop in Dallas hence the hi end cars) and never felt a softer rear suspension.
dubs50stang
New member
Re: Removing prop shaft?
so you still have the SS but your sig says it sold?
so you still have the SS but your sig says it sold?