It begins....
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JK Super Freak
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I will continue to edit my original post with updates to on how everything is holding up....new pics added with the flange wrench.
If someone is interested in making their own my best suggestion would be to find a way to hook the tool up for a good solid connection to the back side of the flange...not much room behind it though
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JK Super Freak
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And if you already have a fairly decent set of tools, all you probably need to get your hands on is a 34mm(or 1 5/16") socket, dial indicator, micrometer, flange holder of some sort (RC is constructing a pretty wild one by the sounds of things) and an inch pound torque wrench beam style....then it's really not too bad.
I hope to get a more detailed write up together here shortly.
I lived in Ft St John back in '88 if i remember correctly...and what I do remember is that every 4th road was paved
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And if you already have a fairly decent set of tools, all you probably need to get your hands on is a 34mm(or 1 5/16") socket, dial indicator, micrometer, flange holder of some sort (RC is constructing a pretty wild one by the sounds of things) and an inch pound torque wrench beam style....then it's really not too bad.
I hope to get a more detailed write up together here shortly.
I hope to get a more detailed write up together here shortly.
I have a couple pics with it in action, I'll get those posted up soon.
I put it through the trials this last weekend and it passed (with honors). Wow, the front crush was a monster (the rear is serious too but the front was outa control). My impact gun (IR231) was maxed at 140 psi input and still a long way to go on that sleeve to get the play out of the pinion bearings. Probably had to go another 3-4 full turns of the pinion nut with this tool (and 4 ft of breaker bar) to achieve the 10 in-lbs of bearing preload. Thought I was gonna pop some blood vessels.
Blacknorthern, thanks for postin up and the writeup as well. You're gonna help alot people out with those writeups.
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Nice work, and nice new tool to hod the pinion from spinning when you torque it down! we had a heck of a time on my last JK to get that thing tight... if that tool works u should sell it for real.