justajeep
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Post by justajeep on Feb 25, 2013 21:26:14 GMT -4
Ah, a sleepy post. lol
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Feb 25, 2013 21:55:08 GMT -4
So, I'm going to jack up the back of the jeep, take off the wheels and brake drums, take off the drive shaft, loosen the pinion nut with the impact, tighten the pinion nut till i have a bit of drag on the pinion bearing and call er done. Sound good?
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Feb 25, 2013 22:49:24 GMT -4
Yup.
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Post by 53m38 on Feb 27, 2013 7:47:56 GMT -4
How did you make out Al? Is there a torque spec on the pinion nut? Or would that just be for a new crush sleeve?
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Feb 27, 2013 7:56:38 GMT -4
I tightened the pinion nut till I had some drag on the bearing. It'll be fine. I'll know for sure tomorrow when I drive it to Dartmouth!
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Feb 27, 2013 12:36:10 GMT -4
How did you make out Al? Is there a torque spec on the pinion nut? Or would that just be for a new crush sleeve? There is a spec. measure the force it takes to turn the pinion (with no carrier installed) with an inch/# torque wrench. I don't know the exact #.
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justajeep
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Post by justajeep on Feb 27, 2013 17:59:14 GMT -4
Usually 10-15 in/lbs. More for new bearings, less for used.
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Post by 53m38 on Feb 27, 2013 22:37:25 GMT -4
Ok cool. That's a low spec?
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Mar 1, 2013 12:34:09 GMT -4
The spec is force to turn bearings, not how tight the nut is. So much lower than 'normal' Note that is inch/pounds, not foot/pounds. Not many people even have in/lbs wrenches, they are a specialty item.
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ronin
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Post by ronin on Mar 1, 2013 21:51:18 GMT -4
i,ve got one my father gave me . used it a number of times .
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Mar 4, 2013 0:29:30 GMT -4
Did some steering adjustments, longer front shocks, front tow points, and rear tow point mod out Scott's the other day. Then I drove it around a million little stumps and looked at rocks we couldn't drive over. Just out test driving. It works good.
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Mar 6, 2013 19:19:48 GMT -4
It came out of the Garagemahal alot better than it went in. Thanks guys! It worked great on the way back to the Cape.
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Sept 7, 2013 20:36:43 GMT -4
I guess I'll update this thread a bit. The ol Xj has been pretty good to me. Had to replace a unit bearing and a ujoint since the last update. I put some 31" Michelin street tires on it with Ford Ranger wheels, and some lights. Picked up a set of 31" recaps. Took it out for a test run. Tires work great on the highway, and in the dirt. For $135 a tire, I'm happy. Pulled the front bumper off. Got a Creepy bumper weld kit sent down, didn't get any pics of welding it together tho. I put the winch off the ol cj on there with a couple lights Oh yeah, on the last test run i got the alternator wet and muddy and wrecked it. It sits down pretty low on front of the motor. I put a new one on and ziptied some mudflaps under there to protect it from getting wet again. Took it out to same place after a bunch of rain, worked great this time! Posing at my favorite flex test spot! lol
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Post by dartjeep on Sept 7, 2013 22:07:49 GMT -4
That first pic....it cleans up nice eh? Cool dd.
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Sept 8, 2013 0:49:08 GMT -4
Ah, the Quarry. I miss fooling around up there. XJ looks great!
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