birdnerd

My cv boots are shot to all hell. I'm heading to the junk yard in the next couple days to go find a set. It's a 95 zj 4.0 auto. What all is required to do this. I'm pretty good with vehicles but I have never done the front axles on a jeep.

gdavenport0701

to be honest and to save you alot of time and trouble go buy them brand new. You can pick them up brand new at your local parts store for under $50 each and they come with a life time warrenty as well you cant beat that for the price. most junk yards will want $25 and up for used ones and you never know how long they are going to last anyway.

Bustedback

X2^, or swap in ujoint style axle shafts.

birdnerd

Good point. Beyond the axles what all do I need parts wise? What is needed for a conversion to the ujoint style?

E-Rok

if you want cv joint shafts, do what they said and get them at an auto parts store

if you want u joint shafts. they cost a fortune in stores so a JY is your best bet


to pull the axles you need a 3/8" hex for the brakes, whatever the axle nut size is i forget, and 14mm 12pt socket for the hub

99 Purple XJ

You mean CV joints cost a fortune to buy in stores u joints are cheap you need a 36 mm socket for the big nut in the middle of the rotor a 12 point 13mm socket for the hub bolts then the axles slide out

E-Rok

Cv shafts are 50 bucks a piece in stores, u joint shafts are like 150. Obvioisly the cheapest route if he wanted u joint shafts is get jy shafts and replace the u joints

99 Purple XJ

U joints are replaceable you dont buy new u joint shafts when you blow a u joint you replace the u joint it self heres proof
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...%2C3399%2C5915
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...24_0_4227_4139

birdnerd

So went to the jy and got a set of solid u joint style axles out of a 95 jgc. Both are 27 spline. Hopefully get them installed in a couple days.