My 81 front axle has issues.. HELP!
Mar 12, 2009 | 04:45 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
My 81 front axle has issues.. HELP!
I have been slowly modifying my 81 and all has been well and I have been well pleased.. But today I took it out to some mud and before i even got in the mud i locked the hubs and put it in 4x4 but the front tires arnt spining! I see the drive shaft spinning but the front tires are acting like im in 2 wheel drive!! Whats up with this?? What could my problem be? I also dont have any clicking noises or any noises at all! The front drive shaft spins but everything looks like its in 2 wheel drive???
Mar 12, 2009 | 05:08 PM
#3
Registered User
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,145
Likes: 0
From: San Diego
has anybody worked on the front brakes or had the hubs apart for anything? It could be as easy as the hub cover not cocked in the right way. If it is this way you can turn the manual hub know and it will not engage. It is easy to check, just take off the 10mm bolts of the outer hub surface and look for 2 little irregular spots that are 180degrees fron each other. They go into the larger notch in the hub's inner grooves. You should see that two of the grooves or notches are larger than the others. You don't even have to take the wheel off or jack the truck up to do this.
Let me know what you see and how it goes.
Let me know what you see and how it goes.
Mar 12, 2009 | 05:39 PM
#4
rebuilding hubs:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ferrerid=12218
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ferrerid=12218
Mar 12, 2009 | 06:05 PM
#5
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 17,692
Likes: 58
From: Marysville, WA
Get the thing home, and verify that the fronts are indeed not spinning. Get the truck up on 4 jack stands, and put it in 4wheel drive and see what turns.
The other thing you can do is put the case in neutral, lock the hubs in, and try and turn the driveline. It shouldn't turn.
Is this a problem that just started? Have you ever had the truck in 4WD before?
The other thing you can do is put the case in neutral, lock the hubs in, and try and turn the driveline. It shouldn't turn.
Is this a problem that just started? Have you ever had the truck in 4WD before?
Mar 12, 2009 | 06:35 PM
#6
Registered User
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,024
Likes: 6
From: Souderton, PA
Trending Topics
Apr 8, 2009 | 11:18 AM
#8
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
hey guys.. thanks for the tips.. since the truck had been sitting for 5 years with the last owner, all my offroading loosened up some rust and caused the hubs to not be able to lock.. just pulled the hubs and the 3rd member, cleaned everything out, regreased and oiled the axle back up... it worked like a charm!! Thanks again for the pinpoint answers
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
FS[GreatLakes]: Toyota collection part out
88sasturbotoy
Axles - Suspensions - Tires - Wheels
3
Jan 30, 2026 01:57 PM
FS[PacSouthWest]: 2- 8"3rd members:4.88 ratchet lockers,new setup kit, rear axle rebuild kit,diff armor
jerusry
Axles - Suspensions - Tires - Wheels
1
Oct 19, 2015 05:28 PM
