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2000 chevy four wheel drive acts like its in four wheel drive when I turn on asphalt it grabs really hard on driver side and will leave black marks, I just had an alignment done but I did change out the torsion bars before the alignment just curious if something may have pulled apart, I can't notice anything. Thanks in advancee

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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imo ,ya shouldve saved your money ,,,i cant believe ya changed the torsion bars ,,,,,just another guy that comes here after blowing money and looking for divine intervention ,,,,

 

ya take it to a shop imho ,,,,internet fixes nothing

 

could be 5 things ,,,ya want a list ?

 

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Why not change the torsion bars when there bad, what is the point of this forum then. For your information I paid $40 for a set of good bars that accually held up the front end, I change idler arms pitman arm inner and outer ties and ball joints, before I got it aligned and yes they were bad. Tell me then what's the point of this forum then ?

 

And yes give me a list that's what I asked for isn't it?

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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why not try a front diff actuator to start ooorrrrr have a shop look into it ,,,,,it could be the switch on the t case ,,,,it could be the t case ,it could the front diff ,,,,it could be some wiring ,,,its 14 yrs old dude ,,,it could be 50 things

 

good luck

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First off I ain't no dude

 

It's not the t case I disconnected front drivline still does it, is it possible that something got over extended like the cv axles when I changed the torsion bars.

 

And I ain't taken it to a shop.

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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ok dudette ,relax

 

no ,you cant over extend anything when the torsion bars are replaced ,,

 

good luck ,im out

trapperman83 Enthusiast

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It would be possible for that washer to fall of the passenger side axle in the housing I have seen that happen but usually it wouldn't go into four wheel drive.

efritz Enthusiast

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when the truck is in 2wd, the driveshaft to the front should spin freely when in park, if not, you are not shifting the case out of 4x4. Try it and post back.

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I got underneath and driveline spins freely, the passenger side of the front end right where the cv bolts on has way more play than the driver side, I can pull the axle in the housing out far enough that I can see where the seal rides can't do that on the driver side. Wandering if something is wrong with the axle inside the housing..

efritz Enthusiast

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Ya that shaft should only move in or out less than 1/16 inch. The circlip inside the diff could be broken. Kind of a bear to get at, gotta drop the front diff. You will need to measure the amount of play. Sometimes those just get sloppy and it never has any ill effect.

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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I am going to tear into this tomorrow and see.

ya dont have to drop the whole front diff to loose the right side axle shaft tube ,,,just pry the pumkin right side down slightly from behind while reinstalling axle shaft/tube assy,,,its hard to explain but there is a casting that pokes out like a small round pipe(rear right side of diff pumkin housing near tube mount flange) ,,,if ya put a small pry bar on top of the small tube from behind and lift up using the small xmember as the fulcrum the diff right side will drop down pivoting on its mounts ,,tube slides on nicely ,tighten bolts at that time ,release and pry whole assy onto the right tube mount studs ,,the motor mount is a good place to put the pry bar ,,,,you'll see what i mean ,

 

drain diff before reassembly

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ya dont have to drop the whole front diff to loose the right side axle shaft tube ,,,just pry the pumkin right side down slightly from behind while reinstalling axle shaft/tube assy,,,its hard to explain but there is a casting that pokes out like a small round pipe(rear right side of diff pumkin housing near tube mount flange) ,,,if ya put a small pry bar on top of the small tube from behind and lift up using the small xmember as the fulcrum the diff right side will drop down pivoting on its mounts ,,tube slides on nicely ,tighten bolts at that time ,release and pry whole assy onto the right tube mount studs ,,the motor mount is a good place to put the pry bar ,,,,you'll see what i mean ,

 

drain diff before reassembly

I did this once on a 1994 chevy years ago I remember it wasn't too tuff but I remember a collar type thing that I accidentally put back on backwards, thanks govtech4

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