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Gearboxes and axles / Re: Super Rough Time with Reproduction Dana 25 parts

« on: October 11, 2015, 08:57:51 PM »

The axles are actually crown. Crown was very nice on the phone and looked at their axles they have in the warehouse. They do the same thing. They said I should ask the store I bought them from for a refund or wait a week or so for them to figure out a solution. 

How were you able to figure out the bend angles based on axle type? My FSM lists the angles as a function of serial number.

I put the axle back under the Jeep without axle shafts for now. What is the secret for bending the wheel bearing lock washers over the outermost nut?

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Gearboxes and axles / Re: Super Rough Time with Reproduction Dana 25 parts

« on: October 08, 2015, 10:00:03 PM »

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Gearboxes and axles / Re: Super Rough Time with Reproduction Dana 25 parts

« on: October 08, 2015, 09:59:31 PM »

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Gearboxes and axles / Super Rough Time with Reproduction Dana 25 parts

« on: October 08, 2015, 09:58:47 PM »

All

I've been rebuilding my front axle this summer. It's getting all new seals, new axle shafts and flange bushing.

The Omix inner axle seals had 0.030 inch of interference between the can and the axle tube. Not sure if this is the correct amount but they were near impossible to install square.

I have 4 Omix flange bushings. Only 1 has enough clearance in the ID once pressed into the spindle to accept the axle. The other three are too small. The one that fits is missing the grease groove.

The after market Spicer axle shafts bind up at a very small steer angle because the area around the grease fitting on the u joint hits the axle when turning.

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Gearboxes and axles / Re: Spindle Attachment

« on: October 08, 2015, 09:49:55 PM »

I have been working on rebuilding my front axle this summer. I do not think a gasket goes in there. The GSM doesn't show one at least.

Do you plan on filling your knuckle with grease?

That groove you are asking about it to suck grease into the bushing and flange face when the front axle shafts rotate. That must be an original bushing because the Omix-ADA bushings have a slightly different groove.

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Once You've Joined / New guy from PA

« on: October 11, 2015, 09:17:57 PM »

Hi all.

New guy here from south central PA.

I have a 51 cj-3a. Nothing special

Greg