On Feb 14, 3:04 am, samst...@aol.com wrote:
> >all you really have to do is put the transfer case in 2wd, lock in the hubs
> >and then twist the drive shaft. You'll see the slop in the ujoints right
> >away.
>
> me ? no thanks , i'll do it my way -- you do it yours
Thanks to everyone. SO, I guess the answers are;
1) No 4WD until we get it checked out
2) 2WD is OK (w/ hubs unlocked of course)
3) This is gonna' hurt! (the wallet)
Whitelightning - 15 Feb 2007 01:38 GMT
> Thanks to everyone. SO, I guess the answers are;
> 1) No 4WD until we get it checked out
> 2) 2WD is OK (w/ hubs unlocked of course)
> 3) This is gonna' hurt! (the wallet)
It will only hurt if you cant do the work yourself.
Parts to plan on,
Axle U-joints, inner wheel bearing seals, inner spindle bearings and seals.
Special tool needed, the correct wheel bearing socket for your application.
jack and jack stands.
Remove lock hub (6 allen head screws or torx bits)
remove wheel bearing lock nut, lock plate and wheel bearing adjusting nut.
remove brake rotor assembly.
Remove 6-8 nuts and lock cones holding the spindle to the spindle
housing.mark the
spindle so that you install it exactly as it came off. If there is a metal
"gasket"
between the spindle and the housing mark its orientation, usually its a
tapered shim.
slide axle out of housing, replace u-joint as you would on a drive shaft..
Clean and repack bearings, replace inner wheel bearing seal
Inner spindle bearing is a needle bearing assembly in the spindle that
supports the axle
This bearing and its seal are often forgotten and neglected. Napa makes a
tool that you
can use to grease this bearing with out complete disassembly, you pull the
lock hub off
and it threads on the end of spindle, and you use a grease gun to repack
bearing, it forces
grease down the inside of the spindle over the axle shaft. Just like with
bearing buddies
on a trailer pump till clean grease comes out..
figure an 1 to 1.5 hours per side using hand tools the first time. I used
to go through
the entire bearing process to include clean and inspect the inner spindle
bearing on
every 4X4 I did a brake job on. with practice its 45 minutes per side.
Whitelightning