Can you drive with a broken drive shaft?
Yes, you can still drive with a faulty drive shaft but it is not recommended to do so for long. When part of the drive shaft snaps, you will lose power to that axle –best case scenario. The drive shaft can also fall and get wedged between your car and the ground, disabling you to make any forward movement.
Can you drive a car without the rear drive shaft?
Yes, you can if you remove the rear driveshaft. Basically you’d be in front wheel drive mode. Assuming you mean the u-bolt on the rear of the driveshaft It’s not going to hurt anything.
Is a drive shaft expensive to replace?
Drive Shaft Replacement Cost You can expect the parts cost to be anywhere from $320 to $750, while the labor costs are only around $150 to $190. If you have a rear wheel or four wheel drive vehicle which has a long drive shaft to power the rear wheels, then expect to pay somewhere in the range of $600 to $2,000.
What causes a drive shaft to break?
The cause of this is a load pressure running through the center of the shaft. This is often found when a vertical facing motor has a load set on top with improper mounting. When a shaft has a sort of circular pattern of breaks, seemingly to rotate in one direction, this is a sign of torsional overload.
How to install rear drive shaft in RAV4?
The dust cover should be installed completely. Be careful not to damage the dust cover. Install rear drive shaft inboard joint shaft snap ring lh. Install a new hole snap ring. Install rear drive shaft inboard joint assembly lh. Wrap the spline of the outboard joint shaft with vinyl tape to prevent the boots from being damaged.
How do you remove the boot from a Toyota RAV4?
Using needle-nose pliers, remove the inboard joint boot clamp, as shown in the illustration. Remove the boot from the inboard joint. Remove any old grease from the inboard joint. Put matchmarks on the inboard joint and outboard joint shaft. Do not punch the marks. Remove the inboard joint from the outboard joint shaft.
How do you remove the tripod from a Toyota RAV4?
Using a brass bar and hammer, tap out the tripod joint from the outboard joint shaft. Do not tap the rollers. Remove the inboard joint boot. Using a screwdriver, remove the hole snap ring. Using sst and a press, press out the shaft dust cover.
Where are the nuts and washers on a Toyota RAV4?
Up the front of the shaft where it connects to the centre diff, it appears to be fixed with 4 nuts and washers, the same way it’s connected to the rear diff. But unlike the connection at the rear diff, undoing those nuts does not free the shaft!?!?!