XJ00RHD
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Mexico
I couldn't do it myself, so I had my mechanic put in a new front locker (stock D30, 3.55, put in an auburn ECTED). Replaced the carrier bearings, chipped the ring A LITTLE in the process, smoothed it out and things are fine. It made a little noise when I took it in, but it got much worse when things were done. So we replaced all the U-Joints, the two on the axle, and the three on the shaft. Still making noise. I could observe the noise at any speed as long as the front axle was being pushed. As soon as gas was applied in 4x4, the noise dissipated. Took it back to the mechanic, who beat his head against the wall trying to shim it better than he already had, until he put the shop hand in the truck and put it on the lift, and ran it in 4x, at which point it became obvious that the pinion shaft was wiggling coming out of the case.
When we started axle seals were more or less shot, the axles themselves had next to no lube, the pins in 4/5 of the U-Joints were powder, and the bearing for the pinion was worn extremely badly, and was dry.
I've done my best to list symptoms as near as I can, hopefully somebody can shed some light on this story...
Because right now I'm looking at replacing the driveshaft to get a new extender thingy (bolloxed if I know what they're called, the thingamajob that allows the driveshaft to extend if the suspension drops) and replacing the axle housing, putting in new seals/bearings and hoping that solves the problem.
Anybody with alternatives please speak up. Thanks!
When we started axle seals were more or less shot, the axles themselves had next to no lube, the pins in 4/5 of the U-Joints were powder, and the bearing for the pinion was worn extremely badly, and was dry.
I've done my best to list symptoms as near as I can, hopefully somebody can shed some light on this story...
Because right now I'm looking at replacing the driveshaft to get a new extender thingy (bolloxed if I know what they're called, the thingamajob that allows the driveshaft to extend if the suspension drops) and replacing the axle housing, putting in new seals/bearings and hoping that solves the problem.
Anybody with alternatives please speak up. Thanks!