Axel seal ??
06-05-2009, 12:57 PM
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You also might want to add these to your axle, they keep stuff from getting into your axle tube and use the heavy duty green marine greese.
http://www.northridge4x4.com/proddet...rod=SA-EV33FSL
http://www.northridge4x4.com/proddet...rod=SA-EV33FSL
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06-05-2009, 01:06 PM
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It took my buddy and I just about an hour. Two people can make very quick work taking the shafts off. If I did it myself I'd give over two hours, maybe close to 3. I would count on three doing it the first time by yourself.
06-05-2009, 02:30 PM
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I got the idea from Shayne McGuire on a Canadian 4X4 site. You know those people up north can improvise just about anything.
It took my buddy and I just about an hour. Two people can make very quick work taking the shafts off. If I did it myself I'd give over two hours, maybe close to 3. I would count on three doing it the first time by yourself.
It took my buddy and I just about an hour. Two people can make very quick work taking the shafts off. If I did it myself I'd give over two hours, maybe close to 3. I would count on three doing it the first time by yourself.
My third time took about an hour and 45 minutes, but by then I'd figured out where all the tools I needed were. Love those folk up north. Eh? 
06-05-2009, 09:02 PM
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06-06-2009, 12:41 PM
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Who said they were touching my Jeep? In my neighborhood "help" is limited to 
and Unless I'm lucky enough to get hold of Mike or Dan.
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06-12-2009, 10:16 AM
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If your bearing caps aren't marked mark them with a stamp. (Yours should be marked for sure) This is important! Look for a stamped "A" or "V" on the cap. They line up so you can put the caps back exactly as you took them out.
I mark my bearing cap bolts with the marker (not required, but I do do this) DT (drivers top), DB (drivers bottom), PT, & PB.
Also, the service tech used a spreader. Not sure if this is necessary.
I wish he would have used something to catch the caliper as it basically dropped when he removed the bolts, I am sure that is great for the brake line and the ABS wire.
My guess is that the passenger seal blew (they replaced both) since the front diff was overfilled at the factory and while some blew out the breather, there was still more in there before I opened the fill plug and let the remainder drain out.
06-12-2009, 11:32 AM
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eDiveBuddy - great write up, I'm a pretty visual person so write up's are difficult for me to understand but I really like how you did the step by step simplicity
06-12-2009, 01:04 PM
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Not necessary at all.
I'm sure a we've all done this one. But a service tech should have known better. I zip tie it to the springs.