Paul Land
TJ Enthusiast
Get ball-peen hammer and Tappy, Tap, Tap whole axle, it should make clean Ping sound. If axle has Flat sound it's a bad area.
The Bad spot can be "Boxed" if small and does not go around whole axle.
The Bad spot can be "Boxed" if small and does not go around whole axle.
OP
I did some extensive exploration with a hammer and chisel, fortunately there is good metal everywhere except under the cap of one of the spring mounts. Easy fix. Needle scaler is currently a bust (bought the cheap one at harbor freight, think I got a bad unit), anyway I'm going to call around and look for a place to have them media blasted - I think that's probably more worth my time.
I want to remove the gears before I have them blasted since I'll be rebuilding them anyway. Front Dana 30 carrier appears to have a roll pin instead of a bolt to retain the carrier cross pin. Is this from the factory or POS? Am I supposed to drift it out? Looking around for a suitable punch...
I want to remove the gears before I have them blasted since I'll be rebuilding them anyway. Front Dana 30 carrier appears to have a roll pin instead of a bolt to retain the carrier cross pin. Is this from the factory or POS? Am I supposed to drift it out? Looking around for a suitable punch...
MountaineerTom
LJ Enthusiast, Retired USAF Weapons Loader
Supporting Member
Ride of the Month Winner
It’s factory. Just a punch needed. It comes out pretty easy. Pull the carrier and knock it out on you workbench.
OP
Howdy all, I've made some more progress. The needle scaler is a wonderful tool, so is an air chisel for some more stubborn small spots remaining.
Wowza, look at that! I'm doing my best to strip the scale off both axles and get down to [rusty] actual metal. Definitely won't be able to reach all the little nooks and crannies but I have managed to get them looking almost as pretty as Irun and Mike_H before you guys painted. I have a sand blaster filled with coal slag which I've given a bit of a go, there is absolutely no way I have the patience to do this entire axle. I'll use it for the small pieces and the stripped down axle housings will go to a sand blaster (tworley method) soon as I can get off my lazy tush to load them into the truck in the cold weather.
One front spring perch had pretty bad rust around the retainer. I've checked ferociously the rest of this spring perch is really good metal - surprise to me but a good one. I'm planning to reconstruct this part by grinding a flat and welding in some pieces of steel bar stock in a semicircle.
On a related note, I'm having quite a time removing the front axle U joints. These are pretty rough. I'm hopeful this is an uncommon circumstance resulting from a somewhat poorly maintained Jeep...
My goodness, that's not grease.
Pressing out the U joints, one of the hub side axle pieces cracked. Kinda debating if I should pull a full axle from a junkyard or what. New axles look to be out of my budget. Someone tell me it's stupid to think I could fix this by welding it back together.
Wowza, look at that! I'm doing my best to strip the scale off both axles and get down to [rusty] actual metal. Definitely won't be able to reach all the little nooks and crannies but I have managed to get them looking almost as pretty as Irun and Mike_H before you guys painted. I have a sand blaster filled with coal slag which I've given a bit of a go, there is absolutely no way I have the patience to do this entire axle. I'll use it for the small pieces and the stripped down axle housings will go to a sand blaster (tworley method) soon as I can get off my lazy tush to load them into the truck in the cold weather.
One front spring perch had pretty bad rust around the retainer. I've checked ferociously the rest of this spring perch is really good metal - surprise to me but a good one. I'm planning to reconstruct this part by grinding a flat and welding in some pieces of steel bar stock in a semicircle.
On a related note, I'm having quite a time removing the front axle U joints. These are pretty rough. I'm hopeful this is an uncommon circumstance resulting from a somewhat poorly maintained Jeep...
My goodness, that's not grease.
Pressing out the U joints, one of the hub side axle pieces cracked. Kinda debating if I should pull a full axle from a junkyard or what. New axles look to be out of my budget. Someone tell me it's stupid to think I could fix this by welding it back together.
Get some take-off axles from someone upgrading...
Or...
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/626332635271662/
Okay, it's a stupid idea. As @Mike_H said. Find some take off axles. You're wasting time at this point with the old axle shafts and risking something that will be one and only one thing, unsafe!
in a lake............ after the oils drained.I do think submerging it would be a good solution....
$40.00 is a steal. Here they want $250.00 to do a bumper.
OP
This guy makes it look easy enough https://www.instructables.com/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/ if I knew where to get a large enough bucket to fit the whole housing
maybe someone selling a used kiddie pool. Just when I already loaded up one housing into the truck... second one still undergoing minor repair. Don't worry y'all I'm throwing out the axle shafts. I'll find a set in better condition.
I've done some electrolytic rust repair. It works...but I always wondered what to do with the solution when you're done with the job...This guy makes it look easy enough https://www.instructables.com/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/ if I knew where to get a large enough bucket to fit the whole housing
Don't worry y'all I'm throwing out the axle shafts. I'll find a set in better condition.
This guy makes it look easy enough https://www.instructables.com/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/ if I knew where to get a large enough bucket to fit the whole housing
Don't worry y'all I'm throwing out the axle shafts. I'll find a set in better condition.
What part of OH are you in? I know a 2 places around Dayton/Springfield that can sandblast and paint fairly cheap. One of the shops I had just sandblast the front axle for $70 and the other shop did blasting and powdercoating for really cheap because I work with them at work.
This members ability to restore and maintain undercarriage appearance is remarkable. @Chris, we need to make sure he gets mentioned for best undercarriage at the awards this year.
NO! Believe it or not...I like driving my jeep more than working on it!Do it!