Wheel Hub Assembly question

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QuillsXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Sep 27, 2010

• #1

Is it safe on the front wheel hub assemblies on a Cherokee to drive without your axle shafts in? Let me rephrase, does driving your Jeep without your front axle shafts cause any harm to the wheel hub assemblies where the shaft would normally go through?

 

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cjsxj87

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Connecticut

• Sep 27, 2010

• #2

As far as I know you NEED to have atleast the stub shaft on so you can tighted the axle nut.

 

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98xjjeeper

NAXJA Forum User

Location

nc

• Sep 27, 2010

• #3

It is fine if you leave the stub shaft in. That is what holds the bearing together. If you run it without the stub shaft then your wheel will fall off going down the road.

 

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QuillsXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Sep 27, 2010

• #4

Do you think that rolling the jeep a few feet without any part of the axle shaft but the wheel assembly installed would cause the bearing to separate?

 

ROBZ95Xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Keene NH

• Sep 27, 2010

• #5

possibly, it realy aint that hard to toss a stub in

 

jeeperjohn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Temecula, CA

• Sep 27, 2010

• #6

QuillsXJ said:

Do you think that rolling the jeep a few feet without any part of the axle shaft but the wheel assembly installed would cause the bearing to separate?

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Most likely. This happened to me when I broke an axle shaft. It only took 20 feet for the bearing top separate and destroy my brakes and knuckle.

 

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QuillsXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

California

• Sep 28, 2010

• #7

Holy moly! Will you believe that I drove up and down the freeway, up hills around corners, etc. without it falling off, but it was getting darn close especially with the 32" tires! I think my brake caliper was holding it on. haha

 

ROBZ95Xj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Keene NH

• Sep 28, 2010

• #8

QuillsXJ said:

Holy moly! Will you believe that I drove up and down the freeway, up hills around corners, etc. without it falling off, but it was getting darn close especially with the 32" tires! I think my brake caliper was holding it on. haha

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your brake caliper was NOT holding it on, you better consider yourself very lucky to not be dead, there been a few deaths cause of this