[Mr.N]

Any ideas on what could cause this? :huh:


Can feel it as soon as 4wd gauges.
At 30+ MPH it's enough to pull to the right and off the road in a couple of seconds.

Boot's look good.
Diff fluid was changed 4 years ago to synthetic

Thanks for any help.

 

[ColoDak]

one of your 4wd hubs is not engaged, the other is and is causing it to pull

 

[Hahns5.2]

one of your 4wd hubs is not engaged, the other is and is causing it to pull

There are no hubs to engage and if there were the open diff would simply piss away the power...

 

[Mr.N]

one of your 4wd hubs is not engaged, the other is and is causing it to pull

It's the stock Durango axle, 2003

 

[caulk04]

Hmm, that's odd seeing as how nothing in the front axle engages or disengages...only in the t-case.

Got a tire that's low? Seems like that might not make a difference untill you engage 4wd.

 

[96BlkDak]

Something is sticking in the diff.

 

[Mr.N]

Hmm, that's odd seeing as how nothing in the front axle engages or disengages...only in the t-case.

Got a tire that's low? Seems like that might not make a difference untill you engage 4wd.

Thanks for the reply!


Nope, check the tires rather often.

 

[Mr.N]

Hard to say. Maybe an ABS problem when 4wd is engaged, causing the caliper to lock up.

Good idea


I'll look for wear on the pad, vs the other side.

 

[Mr.N]

Something is sticking in the diff.

My fear is it's a carrier bearing, or the pillow block (Or what ever it's called)



Point if forward in 2wd, and it cost straight.
4wd and it would be in the ditch if I didn't touch the wheel.

 

[Rob454]

i woudl pull the front cover off disengage the front driveshaft and jack the car up and spin the tires. youhave a open diff in the front. something may be stuck in the spider gears.

 

[ColoDak]

local radio show does an overnight car repair guy 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Someone called with a similar issue on a Toyota. They told him to check the front diff. for broken or slipped parts.

 

[Mr.N]

Thanks for the info Rob454 & ColoDak

Looks like I'll be jacking up the D and cracking the cover.



I'll check the wheel bearing for the heck of it... but I've had uni-bearings go out on me before and this doesn't feel like one.