I have noticed the the front wheels are not being driven when 4wd is selected on my 1973 Series three SWB Ugh!?
I have now stripped the front axle in order to see why, the short axle side is fine no problem found but the long side is not so well. The long axle is stuck inside the spider gears of the front diff. If moved around the axle can still engage and move the diff/driveshaft showing that the axle is not broken but to pull on the axle stops any rotation and won't withdraw any more than 1cm. Levering the axle with crowbars and yanking with chains has not moved it making me believe that the end of the axle is mushroomed or the splines are very gnarled.
I'm wondering if anybody has had this happen to them or come across this problem before. Is there a way to remove the diff with an axle still in place (logic tells me no but I'm truelly stuck). How would you apply the considerable pressure required to dislodge the axle.
Can any one shine a light?
TIA Phil the Kiwi