Recent content by Ron Hall

On one our early jeep trips in colorado, I lost a u joint cap on my front axle and beat the axle up badly. I ordered a set from extreme terrain that came with Spicet 760 joints and installed the drivers side with a new hub. Before leaving on the trip I had installed a pinion seal and had not...

My 06 plastic bottle seem to leak. I would like to find a good replacement. Dorman is 65-90 bucks for the quart size plastic. Does anyone have a better alternative.

I have a dis axle ujoint and need to move the rubi to where I can replace the

Installing new pinion seal on front of my 2006 Rubicon. Try to figure out where the spicer 47762 seal fits. It lips the inside of something. Have not been able to find the location.

What brackets can I use without compromising trail clearance?

I bought the 33x10.5r15 c range and they have done very well on the Colorado jeep trails. Good advice. Now after 3 great Colorado Summers, I have found a set of 5 16” moabs. I love the style, but staying in the 32/33 inch at tires, I only see E load range. That might be an advantage in worrying...

Very strange that there was a problem with just that wheel. I would just monitor the psi compared to the other tires. We all should fo that more often. As other members have stated: not unusual to use a compression to force the bead up on the wheel. The stiffer the sidewall, the more that is...

I tried the wheel on the ground and was turning that 33 on the garage floor at about 300 lbs. That old impact won’t do 90. I used the brake pedal and spouse method to re-torque after installation. What I have learned thru this process is to remove axle nut after tires and it isn’t all about torque.

I wish I had read this earlier today before I buttoned it up. I don’t believe it was there, because I gently got to the seal and then easily steered through into the splines. I sure appreciate your response. I think a visual with a flashlight is a really good idea.

Thanks

Throwing out a question on these slingers. When installing the front axle should the plastic slinger be positioned close to the differential splines to aid alignment and then end up whereever they position as axle is seated? One of mine was missing and the other was near the ujoint.

I am going to add one more statement to this axle nut removal. I fought with that short side axle nut for a day. Cheater bar and finally put the tire back on. I spun that tire and then wedged it. I finally dug out a very tired craftsman impact that puts out way less than that my 250 lb torque...

Started removing front brakes and got to the axle nut wow. I’m thinking put the tire back on with the center cup removed and put sone weight on it. That would take care of one side of the required force. That bar across the lugs is an accident waiting to happen.

I do not trust the one I caught at all. I felt fortunate to get it home.

I had a lucky catch on a axle ujoint which had lost a keeper. We were in the San Juans when I found it. I tapped the protruding cup down and got back to the campground. I installed a keeper from an off brand ujoint. That got the Rubicon home to Arkansas with frequent inspections. My 06 rubi...