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Rear Axle Shaft Question
- Thread starter BBeach
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Ok, well depends on what you have disasembled at this point. once you have the the tire off i would recomend pulling the drum off (make sure the Ebrake handle is down) You cant really do any harm by pulling them. If you have taken the nuts off the retainer plate then it the retainer plate might be hung up. It might not be going in due to not aligning with the splines in the diff.
Big picture is lets step back and analyse the sound that your hearing. could be that you have a simpler issue than a bad bearing.
Big picture is lets step back and analyse the sound that your hearing. could be that you have a simpler issue than a bad bearing.
The sound as far as why im taking it all apart? I talked to a couple people including someone from a jeep shop who went for a ride with me and he said its a bearing of some sort (not necessarily the wheel bearing). I figure to pull out the axle shafts and see how they were. The fluid is fine with no metal chips and there aren't any scars on the ring/pinion/anything.
As far as that metallic noise, I think it was just one of the side gears falling out of place. Are there any special alignments those side gears need when re-installed? Thanks a lot.
As far as that metallic noise, I think it was just one of the side gears falling out of place. Are there any special alignments those side gears need when re-installed? Thanks a lot.
I'll pull off the drum if I can, or at least partially remove them to see if it'll change things.
EDIT, gave it a decent tug and pull out the shaft. I thought that the bearings were supposed to come off with the shaft? As of right now I can see the bearing right next to the brakes.
EDIT, gave it a decent tug and pull out the shaft. I thought that the bearings were supposed to come off with the shaft? As of right now I can see the bearing right next to the brakes.
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Still have some sort of loud rumbling from the rear end?? Wheels torqued to spec, everything inside the diff seems fine. Axle shafts arent bent. I didnt mess with the pinion gear bearing yet. Any ideas?
EDIT: There's also a slight ringing metallitc noise (kinda like hitting a shim against something) when I go from coasting to load. My front brakes make some noises and squeak on a high point even when im not hitting the breaks. My shocks are bad, and my tires are almost bald in the back. Could all of these factor into lots of vibes or am I just missing something? Could driveshaft be outta whack?
EDIT: There's also a slight ringing metallitc noise (kinda like hitting a shim against something) when I go from coasting to load. My front brakes make some noises and squeak on a high point even when im not hitting the breaks. My shocks are bad, and my tires are almost bald in the back. Could all of these factor into lots of vibes or am I just missing something? Could driveshaft be outta whack?
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