1997 ford explorer AWD front drive shaft problem...

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either lift engine up or drop front differential out i would remove diff remove cv axles front drive shaft then all mounting points on the front end then should be clear shot to oil pan

Never drive that vehicle without the driveshafts installed, it WILL RUIN the transfer case. Find a real mechanic to find out how much damage you did.

Remove the front drive shaft is the only way.

DONT DRIVE WITH OUT DRIVE SHAFT. JUST REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS ON DRIVE SHAFT.

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Possible U joint failure.

You can remove the front drive shaft but not the cv's or your wheel bearing will blow apart

Yes you can, If you have taken the front drive shaft off, you can even still drive with the CV joint in place till you want to remove it. You may get some vibration around corners till you replace the CV joint or remove it totally.
But if your going to remove it, might as well wait till you have the replacement so you only do the job once. I had a Bad CV joint on a AWD Chevy van and did the same thing so i could still use it, and then replaced the CV joint when the weather got better.
Good luck and hope this helps.

awd and 4wd vehicles can't have 2 different size tires run or it will damage the transfer case,but you should be able to get a new bar i beleive what your talking about is called a torsion bar