jeepaholic Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 If i use a vac disco d30 front but don't want to hook it up is there a way to bypass or what is the result of not hooking it up at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 swap in 1 piece shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Or jam the coller over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 It can easily be engaged manually. Just pop the cover off the disconnect housing and engage the sliding collar. It can be shimmed in place using large washers, or even a hose clamp. Close up the housing and just pretend you have a one-piece right side shaft. Be sure to plug your vacuum tubes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 You know you can just tap into the vacuum line under the hood (line coming from vacuum canister) If you want it engaged all the time and you won’t have to make any modifications to the unit If having it engaged all the time is what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 You know you can just tap into the vacuum line under the hood (line coming from vacuum canister) If you want it engaged all the time and you won’t have to make any modifications to the unit If having it engaged all the time is what you want but then you still have to deal with vacuum lines and all that. :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2001&start=30 scroll to the bottom of the page. everything is there you need to know. works great, its easy, and costs nothing. have at it. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepaholic Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 looks easy enough but isnt this going to make it full time 4wheel drive..Of course if it does and i didnt want it i could put locking hubs on right..Problem is this is gonna be on the road as much as it is the trails...Thanks for those pics by the way...Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepaholic Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 let me revoke that last post..now that i have had a shower and a cup of joe :roll: By sliding the piece over manually it is simply creating the link in the 2pc shaft right? 4x4 is still eng/diseng by the transfer case..What about pulling the guts out of the vac disco and installing a shaft out of a stanard d30 non disco...Will that work too. Just seems that the connection point of the 2 shafts is going to be a weak point. :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 You can do that as well (and get new shafts with the 297X joints in them), but you have to pull the carrier and install an inner seal inside the housing, and make up a cover plate for the CAD housing. I've had mine shimmed over with washers for 3+ years now without a problem. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 you will find out that most people have done this fix and never bother going any further with it. a lot of times it is done if there is a vac leak and it won't engage unless you track down the vac leak and fix it, which most people do not want to do. it is still engaged and disengaged from the t-case and that point in the axle is no weaker then it was when it would slide over by vac from the factory. and it actually might be considered stronger then that since it is not relying on vac to hold it over. this just makes sure that it will not get knocked out of 4wd if something was to happen to those vac lines. if anything, do it until you can track down some solid axle shafts with the newer joints or a selsc-trac d30. and that is why we are here, to help each other out and i tried to do that when i did this fix. my truck is a street truck most the time also and i have had no problems since doing it. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I just pulled the fork off the cover and turned the fork over and put back in worked just right :cheers: Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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