front axle binding

iv got a problem with the front axle that it locks up and stops forward movement but its okay in reverse.

iv narrowed it down to

1. drive shaft broken
2. diff busted
3. crown and pinion got some debris in teeth

does anybody know whats happening or had any similar problems as i want it fixed asap then i can get an MOT booked

Sounds like a busted CV joint to me.

its not when turning

i can move 5 meters or so then it just locks

if it was a cv surely it would be constant and when under pressure?

It still sounds like a cv to me.

how can you tell if they have gone as they seemed fine when i had them out or can they be knackered and still seem fine?

adamjimny wrote: how can you tell if they have gone as they seemed fine when i had them out or can they be knackered and still seem fine?

The one that would be causing the problem you're having, would more likely have seemed to be in pieces than fine.

If you have inspected them after the binding occurred, and they looked fine, then they sure aren't causing that.

Once my wheel bearings went on one side of my SJ's front axle, and that caused similar problems. But I don't think broken shafts or diff could cause that...

no worries ill check them again

Make sure the hubs are free, and nothing inside the axle can bind, as nothing goes round in 2wd. The MOT doesn't use 4wd so you don't need fix it before.

If it is still binding and the hubs are free and it is in 2wd you have a big problem.

facade wrote: Make sure the hubs are free, and nothing inside the axle can bind, as nothing goes round in 2wd. The MOT doesn't use 4wd so you don't need fix it before.

If it is still binding and the hubs are free and it is in 2wd you have a big problem.

i know this but i have locked hubs so it all turns even when in 2wd all rotates smoothly then just binds.....really weird

Checked and both cv's are like new and had a detailed feel and its something not 100% in the diff soo what could cause this problem in the diff?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Failed bearing in the diff? Sounds like you will need to pull it out.

Yeah im thinking that or debris gettin trapped in ring n pinion.....hoping for the latter

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk