currently driving 94 gc without front drive shaft
my 249 transfer case was so bad that it was almost literally undriveable. Before learning that tires must be matching, I had 2 new tires put on the front. Before doing this, it was driveable. Since the new tires, it is not. I see the obvious correlation here but I don't have money for tires right now. The car shakes and vibrates and there are whirring noises that were previously not there. Anything over 30 mph feels like it is beating the crap out of the car. I do not want to ruin this vehicle. I need to use it and I'm broke, so I made the decision to remove the front drive shaft. I'd rather ruin one transfer case then ruin a transfer case, differential, transmission, control arm or whatever is on this thing. At some point I'll be able to put a 242 or 231 in this thing but now I need it to be able to move. I've read that the lack of front drive shaft will "ruin" my transfer case. This is acceptable to me right now as long as it is not particularly dangerous. I read that the jeep may roll, so I've been putting parking brake on. I also tested this in neutral on a hill without parking brake and it didn't roll. Still using parking brake, though. The vehicle runs pretty well without the front drive shaft. Yes, I can squeal the tires however it does lack some of the awesome handling that the full time 4 wheel drive allows. I am wondering what is meant by ruin. My transfer case was pretty bad before. I'm hoping by ruin, people mean it will gradually degrade and not necessarily mean that I'll be driving down the road tomorrow and it will suddenly seize up. I'm hoping the fact that the vc and rest of transfer case are independently cooled by there own fluids will protect rest of transfer case from damage that vc may be suffering due to overheating. At least for a few months. So if anyone knows of a more immediate danger other than the vehicle rolling, please let me know.