At 07:32 PM 12/18/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Can't speak for the 97's, but I'm pretty sure that all the pre '97's have
>the same or similar 4WD hookup. The front differential turns all the time
>because it's driven by the left front wheel. Shifting into 4WD just
>causes the sleeve to slip over the splines to drive the right front wheel
>and deliver power to the front differential through the transfer case.
>
>Unless there's some means of disconnecting a front wheel (or both front
>wheels in a locker or limited slip front differential) the front
>differential will drive the transfer case. Full time 4WD's and AWD's use
>some sort of viscous coupling or differential to allow slippage between
>the two ends of the drive train.
>
>That's probably not the best explanation in the whole world, but unless
>the '97's have some sort of viscous coupling they've got some means of
>disconnecting a (the) front wheel(s). Look on the right (passenger side)
>front axle and see if there's not a good sized lump on the axle housing
>between the center section and the end of the axle housing before the half
>shaft.
>
>Larry
>
Just looked ... no good sized lump, only difference left to right is the
lenght of the
axle housing.
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