Axle click on AMC 20
06-24-2007, 06:54 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
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TheSnoMan.com
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
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TheSnoMan.com
06-24-2007, 06:54 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com
06-24-2007, 06:54 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com
wrote:
>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
>I would look there first.
Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com
06-24-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Peter Stolz wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> My CJ's AMC 20 makes a click in the left rear out near the wheel whenever
>> I go from forward to reverse or reverse to forward and put a small load
>> on it. I'm assuming it's the two-piece design of the axle shafts and if I
>> swap in new one piecers it'll fix the problem. What are the best ones
>> and where can I get 'em?
>> Pete
>>
>
> The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
> star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
> I would look there first.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thanks Mike, I'll check that out.
Pete
06-24-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Peter Stolz wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> My CJ's AMC 20 makes a click in the left rear out near the wheel whenever
>> I go from forward to reverse or reverse to forward and put a small load
>> on it. I'm assuming it's the two-piece design of the axle shafts and if I
>> swap in new one piecers it'll fix the problem. What are the best ones
>> and where can I get 'em?
>> Pete
>>
>
> The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
> star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
> I would look there first.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thanks Mike, I'll check that out.
Pete
06-24-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Peter Stolz wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> My CJ's AMC 20 makes a click in the left rear out near the wheel whenever
>> I go from forward to reverse or reverse to forward and put a small load
>> on it. I'm assuming it's the two-piece design of the axle shafts and if I
>> swap in new one piecers it'll fix the problem. What are the best ones
>> and where can I get 'em?
>> Pete
>>
>
> The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
> star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
> I would look there first.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thanks Mike, I'll check that out.
Pete
06-24-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Peter Stolz wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> My CJ's AMC 20 makes a click in the left rear out near the wheel whenever
>> I go from forward to reverse or reverse to forward and put a small load
>> on it. I'm assuming it's the two-piece design of the axle shafts and if I
>> swap in new one piecers it'll fix the problem. What are the best ones
>> and where can I get 'em?
>> Pete
>>
>
> The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
> star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>
> I would look there first.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thanks Mike, I'll check that out.
Pete
06-24-2007, 10:15 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>>
>>I would look there first.
>
>
> Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
> look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
> what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
> torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
> after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
> and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
> suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
> Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
> tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
> market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
> a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off the
one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
Pete
--
'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake, headers,
2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
06-24-2007, 10:15 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>>
>>I would look there first.
>
>
> Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
> look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
> what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
> torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
> after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
> and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
> suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
> Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
> tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
> market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
> a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off the
one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
Pete
--
'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake, headers,
2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
06-24-2007, 10:15 PM
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Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:45:07 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>The brake adjuster can make a noise like you describe, especially if the
>>star wheel has gotten sticky/stuck.
>>
>>I would look there first.
>
>
> Wrong again as usual. With a AMC 20 the first place you want to ALWAYS
> look is make sure that the axle hub "gland" nut is tight because it is
> what keeps hub tightly on splines. If it turns out loose, you should
> torque it and if noise persists THEN pull hub and inspect splines and
> after that brake hardware. If it is snog, pull hub and inspect splines
> and then brake hardware. While the AMC 20 is basically a stout axle it
> suffers from a weak hub when used in a 4x4 with a lift and big tires.
> Generally they tend to hold up for a while IF nut is kept tight and
> tires are not too big. As someone else mentioned there is a after
> market one piece axle replace kit for it that when installed makes it
> a fairly bullet proof rear axle up to 35's or so.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off the
one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
Pete
--
'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake, headers,
2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock