How do you know if your front axle is bent?

How do you know if your front axle is bent?

Vibrations may be accompanied by an unusual rumbling noise underneath the vehicle, strange tire wobbling, or sluggish driving and steering, which may indicate a bent axle. Vibrations may be particularly noticeable during accelerations, decelerations, or turns.

Where does the front differential turn in 2WD?

On 2WD vehicles, a single differential sits in the middle of the front or rear axles (depending on if the car is front- or rear-wheel drive). Power from the drive shaft is transferred through the differential to each wheel, causing them to turn. Keeping this in consideration, does the front drive shaft turn in 2wd?

What do you call a front axle differential?

Differential is a term commonly used when referring to your front or rear axle; you may have even heard them called “diffs” for short.

How to raise and support a front drive axle?

Raise and support vehicle. Remove skid plate (if equipped). Remove wheels. Remove 6 bolts securing right stub shaft to output shaft flange, and 6 bolts securing left drive axle to output shaft flange. Wire left drive axle and right stub shaft aside. 2) Disconnect drive shaft at pinion yoke. Wrap tape around “U” joint caps to secure in position.

Where is the pinion seal on a differential?

The pinion seal, where the propeller shaft connects to the axle. The axle seals (also called wheel seals, or output shaft seals) where torque exits the differential via the axle shafts. The inspection cover seal. Some axles have a large service cover that can be removed for inspections, or to perform small repairs.

How is a differential attached to a rear wheel drive car?

On front wheel drives, the transmission is commonly attached to a differential in one housing that is often referred to as the transaxle, while in rear wheel drive vehicles, the differential is powered by a drive shaft that is attached to the transmission.

How do you remove an axle from a differential?

Step 4: Remove the axle: Once all hardware has been removed to permit you to remove the axle from the differential, pull the axle from the differential. In most cases, this does not require a special tool to remove the axle from the vehicle.

What happens when a front wheel drive differential leaks?

When it begins to leak from the output shaft seal it can spill onto exhaust pipes under the vehicle. This is typically common with front differentials on all-wheel or four wheel drive vehicles. If it leaks onto the exhaust, it will typically burn as smoke, but is the leak is significant enough, it can ignite.

How to replace the outer seal on a differential?

Step 3: Preparing the axle for removal: In most cases, you’ll have to remove the axle from the differential in order to replace the differential outer seal. In this step, you’ll follow the instructions listed in your service manual for removing the following components.