83/84 Select-Trac CAD

[joe]

This is a follow-up from the previous waaay too long with way too much scrolling and way off-topic thread...

For those concerned about how the Center Axle Disconnect works on the 83-84 vacuum operated front D44's, this is from the 83 TSM.

"Jeep Cherokee, Wagoneer and Truck models with Selec-Trac use a modified Model 44 front axle. The axle has a two-wheel disconnect feature. A two-piece axle shaft and a shift collar are located on the left-hand side of the axle. The vacuum shift motor and a shift fork are mounted in the axle housing cover. This axle has the same center section and right-hand axle shaft as the Model 44.

The two-piece axle shaft consists of an outer shaft and an intermediate shaft. In four-wheel drive, the two shafts are connected by the shift collar. The collar engages matching gears on the axle shaft ends. In two-wheel drive, the shift motor and shift fork move the shift collar out of engagement with the outer shaft gear. The outer axle shaft gear is splined to the shaft end and held in place by an E-ring. The intermediate shaft gear is held on the shaft by an internal expanding snap ring."

-joe

[gbarrett]

I haven't seen the earlier threads so if this has been asked, please accept my apology.

I put manual hubs on my 84GW and the front axle doesn't seem to engage. Can I open the front diff and slide the collar manually and just control it with the manual hubs?

Thanks

[scotty]

yes you should be able to rig the fork and collar to be permantly attached and use conventional hubs. from reading this post,id also be willing to bet that you could simply remove the whole del and simply use a standard cover and replace the 2 piece shafts fork,etc. with the non disconnect left hand shaft.


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scott
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