07 Can I drive w/o front driveline

[pgaylock]

I need to travel @ 325 miles & tow it back with a tow truck that I am purchasing.

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

If you take the driveshaft out, I don't see what it would harm..

 

[07navi]

Yes you can but you will get warning lights on your cluster.

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

Yes you can but you will get warning lights.

Why will he get warning lights?

 

[Motorcity muscle]

Why will he get warning lights?

Warning lights? Where did this come from?

 

[postwick]

Warning lights? Where did this come from? Is your truck 3 or 4 wheel drive?

Where can I get a 3 wheel drive truck? Anyway, if it weren't 4 wheel drive why would there be a front drivetrain?

 

[jkayca]

I dunno. I would skip the whole problem and rent a car one way.

 

[07navi]

Why will he get warning lights?

Because the computer will know the rear shaft is off.

 

[mnachreiner86]

No he won’t. Take it off it’s fine


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[Thunderbirdsport]

Because the computer will know the rear shaft is off.

How? How will it "know"?

No he won’t. Take it off it’s fine

Hold on..I want to see his logic on this.

 

[mnachreiner86]

How? How will it "know"?



Hold on..I want to see his logic on this.

Yeah I’m still going to keep an eye on the thread and see where it goes [emoji23]


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[07navi]

From 4 wheel drive guide;
Can you drive a 4WD truck without a front or rear drive shaft? Yes, this is possible if you drive a traditional 4WD with a lockable center differential. Remove the damaged drive shaft and lock the center differential. This will allow the transfer box to transfer power to the front or rear drive shaft. You will be able to safely drive the vehicle in front wheel drive or rear wheel drive mode. A few warning lamps from the ETC system might start flashing but don’t panic.

From FTE;
Running no rear driveshaft - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (ford-trucks.com)

 

[sjwelds]

From 4 wheel drive guide;
Can you drive a 4WD truck without a front or rear drive shaft? Yes, this is possible if you drive a traditional 4WD with a lockable center differential. Remove the damaged drive shaft and lock the center differential. This will allow the transfer box to transfer power to the front or rear drive shaft. You will be able to safely drive the vehicle in front wheel drive or rear wheel drive mode. A few warning lamps from the ETC system might start flashing but don’t panic.

From FTE;
Running no rear driveshaft - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (ford-trucks.com)

Have you read the thread title lately?

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

From 4 wheel drive guide;
Can you drive a 4WD truck without a front or rear drive shaft? Yes, this is possible if you drive a traditional 4WD with a lockable center differential. Remove the damaged drive shaft and lock the center differential. This will allow the transfer box to transfer power to the front or rear drive shaft. You will be able to safely drive the vehicle in front wheel drive or rear wheel drive mode. A few warning lamps from the ETC system might start flashing but don’t panic.

From FTE;
Running no rear driveshaft - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (ford-trucks.com)

Your vehicular knowledge and reading comprehension are second to none.


OP, you're safe to remove the front driveshaft to drag your Expy with a tow truck. I assume the rear will be off the ground, yeah?

For navi, the OP's truck is going to be brought back with the tow truck he wishes to purchase, he's probably going to lift the rear (off of the ground), and leave the fronts on the road to roll on. Hence his question about the FRONT driveshaft. The towed vehicle won't be running, dash lights (not that there would be any on in the first place) would be irrelevant as it WILL BE TOWED.

You can lead a horse to water...

 

[07navi]

Foulmouth is back with more nastiness, 35+ posts of attempted belittlement.

 

[07navi]

Have you read the thread title lately?

Yea I screwed that up. I did that before, I think it was back in 1990.

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

Foulmouth is back with more nastiness, 35+ posts of attempted belittlement.

hy·poc·ri·sy
/həˈpäkrəsē/

noun
noun: hypocrisy; plural noun: hypocrisies
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

 

[07navi]

hy·poc·ri·sy
/həˈpäkrəsē/

noun
noun: hypocrisy; plural noun: hypocrisies
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

There he is again trying to harass me, he did clean up his foul mouth for some reason though.

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

ha·rass
/həˈras,ˈherəs/


verb
verb: harass; 3rd person present: harasses; past tense: harassed; past participle: harassed; gerund or present participle: harassing
subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
"being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless"


Correcting your wrong info online isn't harassment. If anything, you're the one harassing people, posting misleading or incorrect info, calling people names, being derisive, and being vague in your posts.

 

[07navi]

ha·rass
/həˈras,ˈherəs/


verb
verb: harass; 3rd person present: harasses; past tense: harassed; past participle: harassed; gerund or present participle: harassing
subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
"being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless"


Correcting your wrong info online isn't harassment. If anything, you're the one harassing people, posting misleading or incorrect info, calling people names, being derisive, and being vague in your posts.

Yea right, read all your 35+ again...........lol