To get a little more life out of something like that I used to do the 'peen
and press' with a centerpunch in the housing to tighten things up and
Locktite away.. I wasn't a *long-term* solution, but I do remember
finishing out a summer on a racing MC. This was back when we still had
real Limey bikes to race. I don't know if that's anything that transfers to
4 wheelers. Apologies to BSA, Triumph, Norton, etc enthusiasts. - m



"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-xd9KUH484Vxx@anon.none.net...
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 02:29:53 UTC willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:
>
> > On my 2000 TJ, I have a Dana 35 and have been having a chronic problem
of a
> > leaking seal at the wheel flange. I took my Jeep to a shop and found out
that
> > the races within the axle where the Axle bearings are located rotate
within the
> > axle. Is this supposed to happen? I thought that the races are supposed
to be
> > pressed within the axle, whereas mine slid right in. Also, they found
that the
> > race has side to side moverment.....not good.
>
> Temporary fix would be to take some thin brass shim stock - .005 or so
> - and put a .5 inch or so piece at 3 spots around the outside of the
> race then drive it in. It won't last forever but I drove one axle
> that way for nearly a year before I swapped out the rear end. The
> 3-pt shims will center it pretty well and the friction will hold it.
> You may need thicker or thinner shims but you can determine that with
> a feeler guage. Temporary, but good enough to work until you can fix
> it right.
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>

 

To get a little more life out of something like that I used to do the 'peen
and press' with a centerpunch in the housing to tighten things up and
Locktite away.. I wasn't a *long-term* solution, but I do remember
finishing out a summer on a racing MC. This was back when we still had
real Limey bikes to race. I don't know if that's anything that transfers to
4 wheelers. Apologies to BSA, Triumph, Norton, etc enthusiasts. - m



"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-xd9KUH484Vxx@anon.none.net...
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 02:29:53 UTC willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:
>
> > On my 2000 TJ, I have a Dana 35 and have been having a chronic problem
of a
> > leaking seal at the wheel flange. I took my Jeep to a shop and found out
that
> > the races within the axle where the Axle bearings are located rotate
within the
> > axle. Is this supposed to happen? I thought that the races are supposed
to be
> > pressed within the axle, whereas mine slid right in. Also, they found
that the
> > race has side to side moverment.....not good.
>
> Temporary fix would be to take some thin brass shim stock - .005 or so
> - and put a .5 inch or so piece at 3 spots around the outside of the
> race then drive it in. It won't last forever but I drove one axle
> that way for nearly a year before I swapped out the rear end. The
> 3-pt shims will center it pretty well and the friction will hold it.
> You may need thicker or thinner shims but you can determine that with
> a feeler guage. Temporary, but good enough to work until you can fix
> it right.
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>

 

To get a little more life out of something like that I used to do the 'peen
and press' with a centerpunch in the housing to tighten things up and
Locktite away.. I wasn't a *long-term* solution, but I do remember
finishing out a summer on a racing MC. This was back when we still had
real Limey bikes to race. I don't know if that's anything that transfers to
4 wheelers. Apologies to BSA, Triumph, Norton, etc enthusiasts. - m



"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-xd9KUH484Vxx@anon.none.net...
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 02:29:53 UTC willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:
>
> > On my 2000 TJ, I have a Dana 35 and have been having a chronic problem
of a
> > leaking seal at the wheel flange. I took my Jeep to a shop and found out
that
> > the races within the axle where the Axle bearings are located rotate
within the
> > axle. Is this supposed to happen? I thought that the races are supposed
to be
> > pressed within the axle, whereas mine slid right in. Also, they found
that the
> > race has side to side moverment.....not good.
>
> Temporary fix would be to take some thin brass shim stock - .005 or so
> - and put a .5 inch or so piece at 3 spots around the outside of the
> race then drive it in. It won't last forever but I drove one axle
> that way for nearly a year before I swapped out the rear end. The
> 3-pt shims will center it pretty well and the friction will hold it.
> You may need thicker or thinner shims but you can determine that with
> a feeler guage. Temporary, but good enough to work until you can fix
> it right.
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>