Re: TOY: Birfield Joint or Hub

[David Morrison <davidm3286@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a birfield...the hubs usually don't go
bad, and since yours is still locking and unlocking it
sounds like its OK...of course you'll be able to see
as you pull it off to get to the birfield :^)

You really don't want to drive it with a broken
birfield because if it has grenaded into lots of
little shards it can lock up that wheel, even if the
hub is unlocked...been there, done that!

If you don't carry spares, this is really the one
thing you need to carry.  I try to carry two, one with
the short axle shaft (passenger) and one with the long
axle shaft (drivers) that way you don't have to worry
about the condition of the splines or mess with
knocking the old one off and playing with the little
retaining clip on the trail.  Just pull out the broken
pieces and slip in the new birfield & shaft.  Some are
faster but it takes me a little over an hour to be
running again.  You can pick up used birfields for $50
from All Pro or from Marlin...salvage prices are
comparable to that also.

--- "Payne, Mike K." <MPayne1@allstate.com> wrote:
> While messing around this weekend on a small trail I
> believe I may have done
> something expensive to my Truck.  Expensive meaning
> that I can hear things
> grinding now.
> 
> I believe it may be the Birfield joint or a Hub Lock
> gave out on me but I am
> unsure as to which one or either of these it is.
> 
> As soon as I came off the trail (ironically enough)
> the front end dipped and
> seemed like it had severe resistance.  I was turning
> to come off the trail
> and was coming down a steep slope at the same
> time... I was planning to
> unlock the hubs once I got out on the road but that
> became a necessity
> rather than a preference.  If the transfer case is
> in 4W-L or 4W-H then
> there is no noticeable difference but as soon as you
> lock the hubs it starts
> making the faint grinding noise or maybe it is just
> a severe vibration and
> there is extreme friction (dragging) and a lot of
> lost power.  Any thoughts
> or suggestions would be appreciated... thanks.
> 
> '85 Toyota Xtra Cab 4X4 SR5 - 22RE / Solid Front
> Axle
> 
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=====
David Morrison
Austin TX
96 BMW 328i Sedan
85 4Runner Crawler, Lifted 

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