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Maintenance Question 4x4 Manual


Warmblood58

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I used my 4x4 system yesterday ('93 Ranger 4.0 OHV Manual trans, manual locking hubs, etc) and had some binding without full wheel lock and was wondering from a maintenance standpoint, anything I need to do on this '93 in the front to ease operation? Front diff fluid was just changed, grease points or other? Thanks!
 


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When you do the ball joints you should also do the front axle u-joints, if this wasn't done then could be where the binding is coming from

1993/4 can have hybrid Dana axle so see which you have, look here: https://therangerstation.com/tech_library/dana_28_35.shtml

If newer u-joints were installed then they "may" have zerk fitting for lube gun, original did not
 
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When doing the front axle shaft u-joints you cannot use a joint press. You have to use a hammer and vice to pop the caps out.

If you use a press you WILL warp the ears, and blow the ends of the new caps apart when you install them. Ask me how I know.
 
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look up inside where the shafts run through the axle beams and make sure there isn't any trash (tree limbs, rocks, dead animals, etc.) in there binding on the shafts.
 
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