Has your 100 ever left you stranded? Discuss!

[agaisin]

My diff didn't give any sign of breaking, it just quickly went clunk and was broke

Knowing they were weak, i deserved it. I shouldn't have been trying what I was trying with a factory diff.

Sounds like you were offroading? That's why I qualified with:
"under normal conditions (i.e. not stressing the cv joints or diffs while offroading)"

The other reports I've seen where someone was driving on paved roads and ended up with blown diff seem to have shown warning signs. Not sure if that's true?

 

[mechanixhorseman]

No because the CV's will still turn and rotate the differential. You need to pull the front DS and wheel drive flanges need to be removed

So the vehicle is still operable with out any front drive flanges at all? It seems like good info to have, so I'm just trying to understand why other members stated you needed to have drilled out flanges.

 

[2000UZJ]

So the vehicle is still operable with out any front drive flanges at all? It seems like good info to have, so I'm just trying to understand why other members stated you needed to have drilled out flanges.

yep. It will operate normally if the center differential is locked and it will be 2wd.

 

[agaisin]

Relevant thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series...spare-parts-put-emergency-break-down-kit.html

 

[Kigiin]

Stranded last night for the first time in 11 years and almost 149K miles - busted ignition rod.

 

[agaisin]

Stranded last night for the first time in 11 years and almost 149K miles - busted ignition rod.

Sux - sorry to hear that.
How easy a fix and how much will it cost?