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Post by bluerocket on Jun 15, 2005 16:57:58 GMT -3
Oh and When I beat on mine I use my 36MM hub socket, put it on the pavement and set the axle on it, no vice.
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Post by SPYDER on Jun 17, 2005 13:10:17 GMT -3
Anybody want to be a guinea pig and test it?? i dont think the until bearing would implode at all, its job is to hold the wheel on and allow it to rotate smoothly, that is all, the stub shaft makes the until bearing turn but it does not hold it together in any way NO....what happens is the wheel falls off and you slam down onto your axle. ill test it if you pay for the fix. ;D
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Post by chrometj on Jun 19, 2005 18:41:34 GMT -3
1badtj, the wrangler your daily driver?
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Post by ZAEDOCK on Jun 20, 2005 8:36:22 GMT -3
Guys, I've busted plenty of front outer u-joints on my HP Dana30 in my YJ. If you pull the shafts, you MUST replace the outer stub shaft to keep the bearing compressed. That's why the torque spec is 175 ft-lbs (or close to it). The outer shaft keeps the bearing and the race together.
Also, you can drive without an inner shaft in place. You won't loose your fluid. If you have an open diff, then the carrier won't even spin. Stick a rag in the hole and duct tape it to minimize external contamination.
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Post by xjma on Jun 20, 2005 20:30:03 GMT -3
I wouldn't recommend trying to drive it without atleast the stub shafts in there. I once made the mistake of slide hammering the bearings on my 96 XJ after removing the axle nut and it partially came apart. I bolted it back together and it pressed back together but it went bad shortly after and was fine as far as I could tell before said event. This is why I never use a slide hammer to pull the unit hubs anymore!! I just have an extra set of bolts that I use to bang it out, so as not to damage the head of the bolts.
Don't quote me on this, but I seem to remember slide hammering my unit bearings out on my 89 after taking the axle nut off. They are slightly different than the two newer styles. I'm pretty sure I used to take the nut off first and the hub did not come apart, but I am not positive. Irregardless (love that word!) I would just use the banging it out with the bolts method, just to be on the safe side.
to change your Ujoints, all you need is like a 5lb sledge hammer and a nice vice. If you don't have a vice you can just hold the ears on top of a large socket and bang on the side of the ear next to the cap. To get them back together a clamp, or balljoint press is all that's needed. A vice works best though, IMO.
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Post by bj-666 on Jun 23, 2005 14:31:43 GMT -3
much misinformation here the job of the stub shaft other than transfering drive to the wheel is to hold the unit hub together without the stub shaft the hub will seperate thus letting the wheel fall off. that is why at the very minimum if you break a u-joint, pull the inner shaft and leave the stub shaft torqued down or you will not be enjoying the outcome
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