dirtbiker117

Hey guys, I'm new here, but I've gotten some awesome info searching the last few days

Anyway, here's my problem. I'm in the process of replacing my hubs right now, and while I had them off I pulled both left and right axle shafts to take a look at them. After I pulled the right one, some diff fluid started leaking out the opening...stuck it back in and it slowed down, but didn't completely stop. I thought for sure I had seen somewhere that they would just slide out, but after looking at my confusing manual, I'm now not sure if the right one is supposed to slide out or if it has a retaining clip in the diff...which is right? And if it was supposed to slide out, then why the leaking fluid?


EDIT: Heh, by the way, this is on a '89 Cherokee...Dana 30.

SeriousOffroad

The axle shaft is supposed to slide out, no c-clip holding it in.

The leak fom the diff fluid that drained into the axle tude when the shaft was pulled. There's probably some oil still puddled in the tube.

look at the diff cover and you'll see that the bottom of the filler hole is above the lowest point of the axle tube, therefore when your diff is properly filled the oil level will be slightly above the lip of the shaft seal in the axle tube. once the shaft is pulled past the seal the oil will naturally drain into the tube.

Make sense?

dirtbiker117

Perfect sense. Thanks for the super fast reply!

shawnmf

what about a retaining clip on a 2000 cherokee i to have to do the same thing soon hubs and u-joints and to the op how hard was it to get the hubs off

SeriousOffroad

Are you asking if there are clips on a '00? No there are not.

dirtbiker117

Hubs were an absolute pain to get off. My advice would be to get a heavy duty gear puller and run it up as tight as you can with an impact wrench. While it's under load, put a slightly smaller bolt through the bolt holes for the hub and pound away with a sledge. That's how I ended up doing it.