John,
The question I still have is "is it in the front axle assembly"?
Not having been inside one of these, I would isolate it form the other
systems, and give the ability to play with a 3 shafts (2 wheel, 1 drive).
The lock up should be obvious (to feel, if not see) if you can get the rest
of the system out of the way.
Someone else with MB experience chime in here, what I know is from working
in industrial and farm machinery.
Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
(580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
-M35A2- MVPA -22345-
-----Original Message-----
From: John Bowen [mailto:oreuc@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:44 PM
To: rkltd@swbell.net
Subject: RE: [MV] VISIT TO GREAT PUMPKIN, AKA MB AXLE WOES
Transfer case is set:
Front axle out, neutral on second stick. Shaft is rotating freely.
>From: Rikk Rogers <rkltd@swbell.net>
>To: John Bowen <oreuc@hotmail.com>, Military Vehicles Mailing List
><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: RE: [MV] VISIT TO GREAT PUMPKIN, AKA MB AXLE WOES
>Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 19:57:00 -0600
>
>Un-hook the drive shaft and re-do this test.
>
>rikk
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
>Behalf Of John Bowen
>Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 7:47 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] VISIT TO GREAT PUMPKIN, AKA MB AXLE WOES
>
>
>With the front axle of my MB securely up on jackstands I cracked open the
>front pumpkin fearful of what metallic shrapnel I would find inside. I was
>greatly relieved to find nothing obviously out of place but I am still at a
>loss to determine what is going on.
>
>With the driver side tire immobile, the passenger side wheel can be rotated
>rearward all day long. Conversely, with the passenger immobile the driver
>side can be rotated forward with no problem. Either side will jam if
>rotation is attempted opposite from what is described above.
>
>Attempted simultaneous rotation forward of both wheels by hand causes the
>differential to jam. This jamming on either side can be overcome by
>rocking
>the respective wheel forward and back about a tooth at at time on the
>pinion
>gears relative to the axle shaft gears.
>
>Since there is nothing visibly out of order in the differential (and given
>that this axle rolled free until Halloween night) I am back to considering
>whether something has gone south in one of the axle knuckle joints. Would
>this seem a reasonable assumption or is there anything else to consider in
>the diff such as pinion and axle shaft gear thrust washer wear??
>
>J. D.
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