Q: Want to know if you can take front drive line off and still drive it around on a 2002 dodge ram 1500

asked by on March 13, 2017

can you disconnect front drive line on a 2002 dodge ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 and still drive it around?

My truck has 234450 miles.
My truck has an automatic transmission.

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