EVO sleeve install problem! please help.
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JK Junkie
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EVO sleeve install problem! please help.
I installed evo sleeves yesterday and when I first installed the driver side sleeve to the etched line like in the instructions, the line went like a spiral. So I looked at the line for the passenger side and the line was the same all the way around so I figured the driver side sleeve just got messed up when they made it, so I went off of the passenger line and installed and welded it and it worked perfectly. Now here comes the fun part. I installed the passenger sleeve to the etched line like said in the instructions and welded it all up and then installed the gussets, painted everything, installed the axle sleeve and installed the brake rotor and the 3 bolts that hold it one were tight but I had about a 1/16th" gap before it was seated. So I tightened it just a little more and the rotor will not turn. I noticed that the passenger sleeve is sticking out too far so the axle shaft cannot go all the way in. Now what? I installed it like the instructions said, did I do something wrong or was the etched line wrong or what. Can I just grind the end of the sleeve a little so the axle shaft can go all the way in. Please help I need suggestions fast cuz this is my dd and I need to fix it today. Thank you
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You are going to have to trim off that excess. People trim sleeves all the time if they dont get them all the way in. It is no big deal and that extra 1/2 inch of sleeve isnt going to be missed, or effect the strength.
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Originally Posted by c17loadmaster
You are going to have to trim off that excess. People trim sleeves all the time if they dont get them all the way in. It is no big deal and that extra 1/2 inch of sleeve isnt going to be missed, or effect the strength.
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Stick a rag or something into the axle tube first so no grindings get into there. Pull the rag when your done. You could even run a magnet to make sure you get it all out.
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Originally Posted by BONDSY
Stick a rag or something into the axle tube first so no grindings get into there. Pull the rag when your done. You could even run a magnet to make sure you get it all out.
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I installed evo sleeves yesterday and when I first installed the driver side sleeve to the etched line like in the instructions, the line went like a spiral. So I looked at the line for the passenger side and the line was the same all the way around so I figured the driver side sleeve just got messed up when they made it, so I went off of the passenger line and installed and welded it and it worked perfectly. Now here comes the fun part. I installed the passenger sleeve to the etched line like said in the instructions and welded it all up and then installed the gussets, painted everything, installed the axle sleeve and installed the brake rotor and the 3 bolts that hold it one were tight but I had about a 1/16th" gap before it was seated. So I tightened it just a little more and the rotor will not turn. I noticed that the passenger sleeve is sticking out too far so the axle shaft cannot go all the way in. Now what? I installed it like the instructions said, did I do something wrong or was the etched line wrong or what. Can I just grind the end of the sleeve a little so the axle shaft can go all the way in. Please help I need suggestions fast cuz this is my dd and I need to fix it today. Thank you