Shifting in and out of 4wd speed?

[ISX]

sweet thank you ISX, so how much added drag does this involve?

[Heavyd1980]

thanks again ISX thats some great info. I hear that the carden is an expensive joint to replace due to its not rebuildable!?!

[Prowelder]

thanks again ISX thats some great info. I hear that the carden is an expensive joint to replace due to its not rebuildable!?!

[Heavyd1980]

well thats better than what i expected. Thanks Winslow.

[Prowelder]

well thats better than what i expected. Thanks Winslow.

[Heavyd1980]

wow i've never heard of or seen one take out a tcase before... i bet he wasnt happy..

[Rogan]

carden joints are rebuildable, but not cheap, comparatively speaking. When they start to go bad, it sounds like angry sparrows under the truck, which then evolves into a notchy feeling in the driveline. Left alone, they will eventually bind to a point where it'll stop turning, thus blowing apart. I, too, have seen them rip a tcase apart once it locked up.I've rebuilt them in my old rock-crawlers, but it's a beotch.. you'll have to be creative, if you have standard run-of-the-mill tool selection.

[Heavyd1980]

i've torn apart my fair share of drivelines but i cant say i have ever seen one of these lock up but i have felt the very pronounced vibration that comes from a bad one.

[Prowelder]

wow i've never heard of or seen one take out a tcase before... i bet he wasnt happy..

[Heavyd1980]

i've seen more carnage from rock crawling then anything. lots of broken axles, twisted drivelines, even a spider gear poking through the rear end housing of a toyota!!!:banghead:

[Rogan]

I shot spider gears completely through the rear cover. Looked like it was shot with a 50mm roundI'll try to find where i stored the pictures.

[Heavyd1980]

what impressed me the most about the one i saw was the fact that the toyota 8" axle has a center dropout like the old ford 9"!!!

[white01]

i engage my into 4hi at 5 to 10 mph...4lo...in neutral..foot on brake then into 4lo...the put it in drive...and in the none snow season..once a month for 1 mile i engage the 4hi and drive to keep stuff lubed.

[Prowelder]

Well as an update while driving back into town for my afternoon class, I tried kicking it into 4wd at 45-55 mph and it did fine. I kicked it in and out about 2 or 3 times in different places and it worked great!! Much nicer knowing that I can do with without any strange noises or anything!!:thumb1:And white, I do the same thing, every once and while I'll kick it into 4 hi and 4 lo just to keep everything working well. Sometimes I'll just kick it into 4 lo pulling into the yard just to do it. Plus it makes backing a trailer a lot easier!!

[Heavyd1980]

Winslow you should try mine with 4.10's NV4500 and 4LO!!! HAHA

[Prowelder]

Winslow you should try mine with 4.10's NV4500 and 4LO!!! HAHA

[Heavyd1980]

well i've had it in first and 4LO and yes i think you are right!

[Rogan]

I had a samurai rock crawler, back in the day. chevette diesel swap with 5speed. Samurai tcase, 4.16:1 4LO, 5.88 diffs, locked on 32 x 10.50s. 2nd gear, 4LO, I could get out, walk beside it, and still read the warning label on the tires.. LOL4LO-1st gear, it's dang-near idle up a redwood tree..

[Heavyd1980]

man thats awesome. i would love to see some pics or maybe even some video!

[Prowelder]

man thats awesome. i would love to see some pics or maybe even some video!