New Pics of My first JEEP PROJECT

[XJ Stryker]

First pattern run on setting up the gears on dana 44. I am kinda happy with it but i am amateur with. Took a while to get the preload and backspacing correct but here it is.



What yall think?

 

[macgyvr]

Dang busted a bearing trying to remove the pinion seal. I had to use a punch and hammer to get the seal out and that meant hitting the old bearing. Was hoping to use it for setting up new ones. Wont be able to now.

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Question. Dana 44 axle seals are just o rings? Or is it a well formed rtv seal. Feels rubbery like RTV.

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As u can see it is pinched a lil at the top.

The rear d44 seals at the ends so that the bearings at the end of the axle shafts get lube. That pic looks like a common d44 at the pig to me.

mac 'go low' gyvr

 

[macgyvr]

here's a d60 front (top) and sterling (bottom) that my buddy just did for a guy.

Its hard for me to see your pattern in your pic. We usually paint a few more of the teeth.

mac 'crappy iphone pics' gyvr

 

[XJ Stryker]

Coast side



Heel side



Starting to think my pinion may be to close. That would suck. They only gave me on crush washer.

 

[kastein]

second pic makes me agree with you but I am a gear setup retard so take that as you will.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Had some major issues when I installed the new bearings and races. My carrier preload shot through the roof. So much that i could not beat it out. Spent 4 hours sunday working on it and it would not budge.

Being the crafty redneck engineer that i am (anybody who has seen my trackbar write up knows what i am talking about). I broke out the scissor jack again and went to town.



Can ya believe it actually worked.



So i tried again with the stock races only to have the same problem.

So one or two things will happen. First the ring side bearing looks lime it may not be pressed fully. Gonna try and press it with a real press instead of the baking and freezing.

If dat dont work. I will remove both bearings and split shims till i have removed about .002 out of each side and hope like hell that doesnt throw everything off.

If some one has got some better idears i am all ears.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Woo hoo well i got the carrier back in and everything is lined back up how it was b4.

Word of advice. Baking bearings and freezing the carrier will allow you to mate the two easily but it also may not be enough pressure to fully seat the bearing.

I pressed the ring gear side some more heard a lil pop and presto. What a difference a few thousand pound makes.

 

[XJ Stryker]

You know what this means.



Come on SEC. Cheer me on i just went through hell for all this. Share my excitement.

 

[Ghost]

You know what this means.

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Come on SEC. Cheer me on i just went through hell for all this. Share my excitement.

Woo Hoo! :thumbup:

 

[XJ Stryker]

Thank you ghost

 

[Shorty]

Come on SEC. Cheer me on i just went through hell for all this. Share my excitement.

woot!! good to see you got it back together-- it's a PITA to set gears up, I don't know how people do it for a living.

 

[ChuckstrPT]

Good job! You've got more skills than I'd begin to think about. I'd never attempt that in my garage! Way to Go!

 

[Lowrange2]

See, I told ya you could do it.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Thanks everyone. So ready to get it on the road. Mocking up steering today.

 

[FlexdXJ]

Hell Yeah, Rob! Its coming along nicely!

 

[XJ Stryker]

Finished till i get me bumper

 

[PacificEd]

The Waggy looks great and Kudos for setting up your own gears!

 

[XJ Stryker]

Looks like i am still about 300-350$ away from being totally ready to wheel. Horrible shackle angle. Gonna but some HD offroad engineering shackle relocation brackets. Then i have a rusty's tcase drop xmember now the stock tcase skid dont work. So i will pick up a rusty's skid. Then finally an alignment.

 

[XJ Stryker]

Just wheeled the newly built waggy on some local lands. I knew the guy dont worry. Anyway she is awesome. OMFG. My truck can do anything now lol. I love lockers. Did so much i could not do b4. We are gonna go out there again this weekend. Cant wait. Love it.

Rough country is great. Spartan is awesome so are 4.56 gears love them.

The lift felt so tight and rough once i wheeled it those everything seem to settle in better and is riding like a champ now.

Didnt bring phone will take pics next week.