My aunt has this 07 AWD Pacifica sitting at the farm because of a FUBAR'd driveshaft that's apparently NLA according to the local Chrysler dealer. I'm just wondering, could I just yank the rear driveshaft, keep an eye on the diff oil and run it more-or-less as FWD?
In reply to G_Body_Man :
Probably . Many awds do that.
At the very least, you could pull it and see if a local driveshaft shop could repair or rebuild it.
In reply to Stefan :
That's what I was hoping. Chrysler says the flex joint is "integral" but I've been on this forum long enough to know that nothing is truly "integral."
I don't see how your idea could make the car LESS useful.
There are lots of driveshaft rebuilders on the googles that will either fix yours, or exchange it.
Stefan said:At the very least, you could pull it and see if a local driveshaft shop could repair or rebuild it.
+1. I had a challenge car's driveshaft custom done for $100.
Well hey, in that case I might just see about getting a new driveshaft made. Hopefully it really is the flex joint or integral bearings that are lunched and not the PTU or e-clutch rear diff.
You should be able to remove the driveshaft (or part of it) and still use the vehicle. The t-case/pto doesn't have a differential or viscous coupling in it so the output doesn't need to be hooked to anything for the front drive to still work.
Be careful about running without the rear diff. I read of a Toyota that tried that and without the rear diff, the torque all went to the front wheels and trashed the front diff, which wasn't rated for full torque input. No idea if you model would have that issue, but.....
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