Tools needed to remove front drive shaft?

[SR.GRINGO]

If by the off chance I do manage to break my birf--what tools will I need on the trail to remove the front drive shaft? I think it would be safe to assume it has never been touched before with 135k.....

 

[Cruiserdrew]

You do not need to remove the drive shaft to fix a broken birfield, but to remove the driveshaft for other reasons requires two 14mm box end wrenches, 6 sided. Or one 14mm wrench and a 3/8 drive 14mm 6 sided socket plus a short extension. If they have never been apart before, they can be difficult.

 

[Rich]

If the plan is to remove the broken birfield and the front drive shaft in order to continue on without front wheel drive, then you need all the tools necessary to dissasemble front end as needed to remove the birf and axle shaft. Not the kind of work you would want to do for the first time on the trail. I suggest that you do a front axle birfield repack yourself so that you know first hand.

What is required to remove the front [meant to say driveshaft] is obvious if you crawl underneath and look for yourself. What is required to pull the birf will not be obvious until you do the job.

You would not want to be driving, even with front drive shaft removed, while a broken birfield remains installed. Also note that the center diff needs to be locked if you are going to drive with either driveshaft removed. Else you will likely burn up the viscous coupler.

 

[landtank]

What is required to remove the front axle is obvious if you crawl underneath and look for yourself.

Now there's a novel approach.

 

[SR.GRINGO]

If the plan is to remove the broken birfield and the front drive shaft in order to continue on without front wheel drive, then you need all the tools necessary to dissasemble front end as needed to remove the birf and axle shaft. Not the kind of work you would want to do for the first time on the trail. I suggest that you do a front axle birfield repack yourself so that you know first hand.

What is required to remove the front axle is obvious if you crawl underneath and look for yourself. What is required to pull the birf will not be obvious until you do the job.

You would not want to be driving, even with front drive shaft removed, while a broken birfield remains installed. Also note that the center diff needs to be locked if you are going to drive with either driveshaft removed. Else you will likely burn up the viscous coupler.

Right--I just got the center diff lock installed--I do intend to rebuild it I just don't have time before next weekend--so I wanted to bring everything neccesary to limp home in rwd. You are correct in my intent to remove the birf and front drive shaft.