Axle type?

[EvanH]

http://i8.tinypic.com/27yu8no.jpg

I know it is a big pic but the bigger the better 1996 XJ

 

[BRIANHO13]

Looks like 8.25 to me

 

[EvanH]

wooo!

Right? I heard 8.25 was better than d35...if not

booo!

 

[BRIANHO13]

if its a 96 it could be 27 or 29 spline.

 

[EvanH]

I'd imagine I'd have to open it up to tell that?

 

[rocklandxjer]

just pull the axle shaft, still involved, but alot less than opening up the case and draining hte fluids.

remove caliper, unbolt shaft from knuckle, pull shaft carefully

count splines, then do the reverse lol

 

[Timber]

just pull the axle shaft, still involved, but alot less than opening up the case and draining hte fluids.

remove caliper, unbolt shaft from knuckle, pull shaft carefully

count splines, then do the reverse lol

No caliper; no knuckle. It's a rear axle; and yes, you'll have to manually count the splines. Even if you could find a date that the switch was supposed to happen on, Jeep is/was notorious for slapping on whatever part happens to be around.

 

[Yucca-Man]

Definitely an 8.25 - you need to open it up to check the spline count.
http://yuccaman.com/jeep/gear1.html

 

[rocklandxjer]

o man lol i am so dumb lol jeez. ive been thinking alot about replacing my d30 ujoint (its broke, ugh) i just regurgitated all of it lol.

damn i feel so stupid

 

[BrettM]

and it's a c-clip axle so you can't pull a shaft without pulling the diff cover.

 

[rocklandxjer]

no, i know all of that lol ive pulled my rear axles a couple times before, i dont know why i just heard axle and i thought of my d30, its just been on my mind i guess

 

[RyanM]

no, i know all of that lol ive pulled my rear axles a couple times before, i dont know why i just heard axle and i thought of my d30, its just been on my mind i guess

you drained the diff, removed the carrier pin, pulled the c-clips, and pulled the shafts ,and u did this a couple times for shits and giggles? obviously it wasnt to count splines cause you have a 94' and its 27 no matter what, :twak:

 

[rocklandxjer]

ha,
no not for shits and giggles
first to replace the carrier and spiders (i had help with that one...)
the other was because i broke a c clip, not fun, but luckily close to home

 

[RyanM]

so did you get new bearings pressed on teh new carrier? maybe u broke a c-clip because the gears weren't re set up right

 

[rocklandxjer]

it could have been, like i said i had help, one of my friends is a mechanic and they helped with everything, kinda showin me how, thats how i figured out how to change the c-clip. im pretty sure the gears were set up right, yea new bearings and everthing, he has a shop with a press.

it could have been the spiders that were set up wrong, that wouldnt surprise me, but apparently they are fine now, because the c clip has held up fine for a while now, knock on wood

 

[Ramsey]

damn i feel so stupid

Its ok, you should.

How many times are you going to ask this?
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=94045

 

[EvanH]

I take advice from people that makes me second guess myself.