- Location
- Lafayette, IN
Alright, finally got enough parts to start working on my 99 XJ, made great progress getting everything tore apart. I have an Aussie for the D30 and a brand new Lockright for the 29-spline 8.25. I've installed front lockers several times but have never had the pleasure of dealing with a rear C-clip axle.
Per the instructions, I put the both the left and right gear in. I installed the left (ring gear side) axle shaft and C-clip, and put in the left drive gear and thrust block. I installed the right drive gear and thrust block and pushed them to the left, and rotated the right drive gear to expose the window for sliding the C-clip in. I don't have enough of a gap to get the C-clip to slide in. I made sure everything is tight, and did some light prying to make sure I had as much room as possible.
I'm using the thrust washers that were originally on the side gears as stated in the manual. Are my thrust washers too thick? Is it possible that I got wrong parts? I know the side gears are correct since the axle shafts slide into them without any issue. Perhaps the drive gears are too thick? Is there a trick here that I'm missing? The gap I've got is about 2/3rd the thickness of the C-clip, so it's close but not quite there.
Thanks for any help/tips, really hoping I can get this wrapped up this weekend without resorting to putting the original side/spider gears back in!
Per the instructions, I put the both the left and right gear in. I installed the left (ring gear side) axle shaft and C-clip, and put in the left drive gear and thrust block. I installed the right drive gear and thrust block and pushed them to the left, and rotated the right drive gear to expose the window for sliding the C-clip in. I don't have enough of a gap to get the C-clip to slide in. I made sure everything is tight, and did some light prying to make sure I had as much room as possible.
I'm using the thrust washers that were originally on the side gears as stated in the manual. Are my thrust washers too thick? Is it possible that I got wrong parts? I know the side gears are correct since the axle shafts slide into them without any issue. Perhaps the drive gears are too thick? Is there a trick here that I'm missing? The gap I've got is about 2/3rd the thickness of the C-clip, so it's close but not quite there.
Thanks for any help/tips, really hoping I can get this wrapped up this weekend without resorting to putting the original side/spider gears back in!