4 x 4 ...May have made a huge mistake...

[dscott90000]

02 Liberty 3.7 4x4

Just picked it up for 2200 last week and it seems that the drive shaft from the 4 x 4 is missing... just an open hole. I swear the thing engaged tho and I was driving in 4x4 low.

Any thoughts... Can someone post a pic of the under body of a 4x4 liberty..

This is my first 4x4 btw...lol:shrug:

 

[tjkj2002]

If you engage 4low you will be in low range even if the front driveshaft is removed,just not driving the front end.




Look under the front of the KJ,locate the front diff and look for a shaft that connects the front diff to the t-case.

 

[uss2defiant]

Not a jeep liberty but should give you an idea
http://www.wjjeeps.com/misc/wj_underside.jpg

The bottom is the front.
you'll see the front driveshaft connecting the front diff to the transfer case then the rear driveshaft connecting the transfercase to the rear diff.

 

[Sephiroth]

Look here, cannot miss it http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f202/how-change-front-driveshaft-change-driveshaft-head-47161/

 

[dscott90000]

Yup drive shaft is gone.

Mechanic said that something else is probly wrong and thats why it was removed...

If thats the case would the front driveshaft need be removed?

 

[tommudd]

Yup drive shaft is gone.

Mechanic said that something else is probly wrong and thats why it was removed...

If thats the case would the front driveshaft need be removed?

My bet is the rear boot wore out, CV started making noises so they thought they had to replace the whole thing and threw it away!
Not the first time its happened :icon_lol:

 

[uss2defiant]

i guess you wont know until you put one in

 

[dscott90000]

Ok so what do I need to purchase here. More than Likely I will buy used... Is there more to buy than just the shaft and hardware? I saw the write up on ithere and its pretty good but just not sure what exactly I am looking at getting into..

 

[uss2defiant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJJMqhH2PzY

 

[dscott90000]

You must be registered for see images

 

[profdlp]

dscott90000, I saw by the notification email for this thread what the problem is. Host the picture at Photobucket or something like that and then use the link from there.

 

[dscott90000]

Thanks I am having trouble locating a ground wire. See other thread. Ment to post the pic on there thx.

Will be attacking this at a later date. Updates to come.