I think that part is the actuator housing or also known as the 4x4 or AWD disconnect. Mine just busted and I’ve found them at local shops for 700 plus or online starting at 100. I believe they do make them for all trailblazer years., including 02.
I was told yesterday by a transmission shop that you can take the front drive shaft out of a trailblazer and everything should be fine because it converts it to 2 wheel drive as long as you do not put it in 4 will drive or auto. If you switch the electronic 4x4 switch to anything but 2 HI then you will ruin your transmission. My switch would try to put the vehicle into 4 wheel drive going down the road at 55 miles an hour. I replaced my switch and I'm hoping it does not do that because I do not want a new transmission. I believe my pinion bearing went out and I took the front drive shaft out. So far so good I am just hoping that the switch does not change going down the road.
You cannot remove the axle shaft from the hub bearing, the axle shaft keeps the hub bearing together, if you did the hub would eventually fail, best to leave it as you did and cut it.
I have to question the validity of this working with no problems. Because the driver side CV axle is turning the gears inside the housing the passenger side must be thrashing around inside the housing. The camera shot of the inside looks to show the short shaft has been banging around inside of there, not to mention how can you maintain lubrication with that thing open to the outside. Surely any rotating of gears will fail without lubrication over time.
What if I swap the motor with a 2wd oil pan and just leave the axles cut and remove front drive shaft so I no longer will have the front differential since the new motor was from a 2wd truck
@@JULIO-mt8oq thank you. I already took the shift motor off, turned the spline to hopefully 2 wheel. Wish Idve found this first. The knob is broken and now the lights aren't coming on to say which drive mode it's in. I'm just gonna finish what I set out to do and pray I guess.
Please help me with some advice if you can. I removed the other CV shaft, dropped drive axle. Can't get shift motor back on because it wasn't in neutral when I removed it, so it won't line up for me. Idk if that is the reason, I thought it was only for 4 wheel drive. But when I try to drive it, it won't go anywhere. And it rolls backwards while in park
I think that part is the actuator housing or also known as the 4x4 or AWD disconnect. Mine just busted and I’ve found them at local shops for 700 plus or online starting at 100. I believe they do make them for all trailblazer years., including 02.
I was told yesterday by a transmission shop that you can take the front drive shaft out of a trailblazer and everything should be fine because it converts it to 2 wheel drive as long as you do not put it in 4 will drive or auto. If you switch the electronic 4x4 switch to anything but 2 HI then you will ruin your transmission. My switch would try to put the vehicle into 4 wheel drive going down the road at 55 miles an hour. I replaced my switch and I'm hoping it does not do that because I do not want a new transmission. I believe my pinion bearing went out and I took the front drive shaft out. So far so good I am just hoping that the switch does not change going down the road.
Great video helped me out. You probably want to leave that outer shaft though, it’s supports the hub Assy.
You cannot remove the axle shaft from the hub bearing, the axle shaft keeps the hub bearing together, if you did the hub would eventually fail, best to leave it as you did and cut it.
@@FixitWithWrenches That is not correct I have been driving it without the axle for over a year know the wheel bearing is bolted to the knuckle
I have to question the validity of this working with no problems. Because the driver side CV axle is turning the gears inside the housing the passenger side must be thrashing around inside the housing. The camera shot of the inside looks to show the short shaft has been banging around inside of there, not to mention how can you maintain lubrication with that thing open to the outside. Surely any rotating of gears will fail without lubrication over time.
Thats why I went ahead deleted the other axle so know both arent turning any more.
What if I swap the motor with a 2wd oil pan and just leave the axles cut and remove front drive shaft so I no longer will have the front differential since the new motor was from a 2wd truck
2 wheel drive will not have the transfer case so your good
Great job
Still got the axle for free?
If you take out the the driver side half shaft, you'll get better gas mileage. Less rotating weight.
Hey great video. I was wondering if you still have the driveshaft i need one.
Yes I still have it
Did this to my 2004 gmc Yukon Denali AWD. It’s staying in neutral. Any suggestions
never done one of those but they all work the same shouldn.t be in nutral at all unless your trams is going out
What if its in 4 wheel drive and you cant get it out. Will it still drive after this
Yes just take that side drive shift that I mention it will still drive no problem
@@JULIO-mt8oq thank you. I already took the shift motor off, turned the spline to hopefully 2 wheel. Wish Idve found this first. The knob is broken and now the lights aren't coming on to say which drive mode it's in. I'm just gonna finish what I set out to do and pray I guess.
Please help me with some advice if you can. I removed the other CV shaft, dropped drive axle. Can't get shift motor back on because it wasn't in neutral when I removed it, so it won't line up for me. Idk if that is the reason, I thought it was only for 4 wheel drive. But when I try to drive it, it won't go anywhere. And it rolls backwards while in park
Awesome choice the 4 wheel drive sucks in this vehicle anyway when it did work and the axle going through the oil pan was dumb idea gm came up with
Why does it suck? I love mine.
So just take off that front drive shaft
There’s a front drive shaft? I thought they had the cv shafts like a car does and not an actual drive shaft like what a regular suv would have…