Maintenance Question 4x4 Manual

[Warmblood58]

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!

 

[RonD]

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

 

[adsm08]

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.

 

[Curious Hound]

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.