I am trying to get my Slip Yoke Eliminator kit installed but I ran into a BIG problem!
i pulled off both drive shafts and went to loosen the Front Pinion Shaft Yoke Nut and it would not budge a bit. So i pulled out the impact gun and went at it again. STILL NOTHING!!!
soaked it in PB Blaster, even torched it! Nothing is working.
Am i missing somthing?
please dont tell me this thing is reverse thread!!!
ANY Help is Appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance!

 

Lots of guys have to use a BIG breaker bar, or use your jeep itself to loosen it

 

thanks for the reply!
ive heard somthing about using the jeep to loosen it. so just wedge the breaker against the frame and put it in drive???
any tips would be awesome.. im stuck till i get this thing off!

 

Yes you go SLOW and make sure you are going in the right direction

 

i have both drive shafts disconnected..it is the front yoke nut that i am trying to take off, im wondering if i need to reattach the rear driveshaft or just put it in 4 wheel drive and go from there?
thanks again!

 

If you are doing the front than you can't have that shaft in but you have to have the rear shaft in. Then you would just be in 2wd

 

i appreciate the help man.. i will give it a try tomorrow!
ill post what happens..
thanks again!

 

No problem, just helping another enthusiast. Just be careful.

 

get a big breaker bar and try to tighten it just enough to break it loose. then loosen it. thats how we did it at school.

 

I don't understand how to use the jeep to loosen it...4wd apparently, fun until something snaps. I just use a breaker bar and a little elbow grease....

 

When I did my sye, I had the same issue. I just wedged a 3 lb sledge between the case and yoke to keep it from turning. worked like a dream good luck

 

Yes! Good stuff....

 

So I crawled back under the jeep and figured id give it one last shot my way before i started trying everyones suggestions. I beat the hell out of the nut to un-seize it...then took my impact gun to it (for the 20th time) and what do u know!
just as i was about to pull every last hair out of my head, this happened: (see pics)





thanks again to everyone for the help! hope this thread helps someone else in the future!
good luck