94 XJ front axle/hub question
08-18-2013, 04:54 AM
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94 XJ front axle/hub question
My front axle has a bad u-joint (No more bearings in the cap). We have a driveline shop at work and the guy I work with will change the joints for me and check out the shaft. Anyway, my front hub nut is just completely frozen on there. I have tried all the most common methods of removing a stuck nut. Since I can't get my entire Jeep into our shop if I undo 3 hub bolts (Along with removing the caliper/rotor/etc) can I just pull the whole hub-axle assembly out as a unit? It seems to me they would come out together. Then he could take it to the shop and put it on his work bench and heat it and use the impact gun etc to get it apart and do the u-joints.
08-18-2013, 08:29 AM
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My front axle has a bad u-joint (No more bearings in the cap). We have a driveline shop at work and the guy I work with will change the joints for me and check out the shaft. Anyway, my front hub nut is just completely frozen on there. I have tried all the most common methods of removing a stuck nut. Since I can't get my entire Jeep into our shop if I undo 3 hub bolts (Along with removing the caliper/rotor/etc) can I just pull the whole hub-axle assembly out as a unit? It seems to me they would come out together. Then he could take it to the shop and put it on his work bench and heat it and use the impact gun etc to get it apart and do the u-joints.
08-18-2013, 11:10 PM
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You'll need a 4' breaker bar and a hefty friend to get that hub nut off. It's torqued to 175 ft/lb. But as mentioned there's no need to remove it to do the U-joints. Just pull the three bolts around back and remove it as an assembly.
Put a bit of grease on the axle shafts where the seal rides and try to center them in the tube when you reinstall. Those older oil seals can leak if you aren't gentle with them.
Put a bit of grease on the axle shafts where the seal rides and try to center them in the tube when you reinstall. Those older oil seals can leak if you aren't gentle with them.
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