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time for a chrysler axle?
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Hmmm... should I get a new pinion yoke, or swap in a Chrysler axle sometime before the snow flies?

Sucks as I was scheduled to take the Jeep down to a local shop to get the 34mm (I think that's the size) nut on the front axle loosened.. its all seized up tight. Propane and PB and more propane... yea its not helping this much.

Well, guess I have another project!
-Matt

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If you still don't get it: note missing ear where ujoint goes.

edit: any tips for finding a good Chrysler 8.25 to swap in?  I know the limited slip isn't really great, but crappy lsd beats an open diff!




-- Edited by ChevelleSSLS6 on Monday 9th of November 2009 04:00:03 AM

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p.s. anyone have a flaring kit? The brake line at the parts store is either 6 inches too short or 2 feet too long...

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Just buy a yoke. They are cheap and you can easily swap it in. Heck I've done them on the trail before without major issues in less than 30 mins with limited tools.

The 8.25" was offered in both a 27 spline and a 29 spline. The best way to tell what is what is if you know what year it's out of. Basically the "old" body style has the 27 spline and the "new" body style has the 29 spline. The housings are identical, so without pulling a shaft your not going to know what it is.

Autozone will rent you a flaring tool for $25-$30 for as long as you need it. Heck don't return it and you've got yourself one for less than you could buy a decent one for. NO I DO NOT CONDONE DOING THIS... JUST SAYING....


As for finding an 8.25", I have one in the shop I'd sell you for $100. 27 spline, 3.55 gears, trac-loc, complete drum to drum, just needs a new carrier bearing.

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I got the same axle as lead just closer, sorry lead, hehe, and ready to bolt in and go.

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I have never pulled apart a "Jeep" axle, how labor intensive is it to swap carrier bearings out? GM corperate axles were not to bad. Thats all I have ever had my hands in.

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If you have a press they are pretty easy. if you don;t most machine shops will do them as well. Just remember to pull out the shims and somehow mark them so you can put them back in the same side they came from. You might have to adjust a shim up or down (thicker or thinner)or two depending on how much more or less clearance the new bearings provide. It sounds worse than it really is. The internet is a great source of knowledge. I did my first dana gear swap watching a guy do one on youtube. The key is to not be in a hurry and take pictures and good notes.

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If you have a press they are pretty easy. if you don;t most machine shops will do them as well. Just remember to pull out the shims and somehow mark them so you can put them back in the same side they came from. You might have to adjust a shim up or down (thicker or thinner)or two depending on how much more or less clearance the new bearings provide. It sounds worse than it really is. The internet is a great source of knowledge. I did my first dana gear swap watching a guy do one on youtube. The key is to not be in a hurry and take pictures and good notes.
A Chrysler axle does not have shims...

 



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Links.....

http://www.quadratec.com/products/52419_705.htm-

yeah so maybe I was thinking about when I did a dana truck axle or possibly a GM corporate.


So I ammending my post to say The gear back lash is set with a spanner tool. Use a dial indicator to check for correct backlash and the check the wear pattern with the paint they send with the kit.

But before you do all that first you have to install the pinion with the two new bearings and crush sleeve. I believe you crush the sleeve until you have 15 lbs of turning torque for preload using a beam type torque wrench. Install the carrier with the new bearings and use the special spanner like tool to set your side to side preload and to check gear lash.

I could go on but that is kind of it in a nutshell.

Here is another valuable link. Its all pictures.

http://www.myjeepxj.com/index.php?page=rear-regear-part-1







-- Edited by tjhawk on Tuesday 17th of November 2009 03:37:33 AM

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Im in the middle of the swap. Havent' posted pics in the snowball thread. Don't worry guys, when it's cold I'll make all the writeups on the crap I did this summer!

last wednesday I borrowed my buddy;'s truck and got one out of a 'new' XJ, guy said he is unsure if its a Trac Loc. Hmmm...  Judging by the small gears in the center (spiders?) I don't see any LSD mechanism... :(

I guess I'll have to find an excuse to borrow fiancee's car again to put in a good LSD, I don't want a locker as its mostly street miles, and I don't want to run air lines or cables like the selectables.  I've heard lots of good things about the Eaton "G80" (GM guys will know what I mean), but can't find one from my (limited) searching for one for my application.  Hmmm :/

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