nah, not doing anything that major-really just "freshening" up the axle.
changed all the seals, u-joints, ball joints....
i found the lower 2 ball joints were pretty much frozen and 1 u-joint had a
dry cap. good thing i changed them all...after 19 years...who knows how
good all the joints are...

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> TJ conversion?
> http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> serg wrote:
> >
> > hi bill-i'm working on a dana 30 front. i've taken the whole thing
apart
> > and figured-i might as well put the tie rods on top. the machining
> > necessary for this was drilling out the tie rod end holes to 3/4" and
> > inserting a tapered sleeve. not too hard.

 

nah, not doing anything that major-really just "freshening" up the axle.
changed all the seals, u-joints, ball joints....
i found the lower 2 ball joints were pretty much frozen and 1 u-joint had a
dry cap. good thing i changed them all...after 19 years...who knows how
good all the joints are...

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:408D9F6B.398E940@***.net...
> TJ conversion?
> http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> serg wrote:
> >
> > hi bill-i'm working on a dana 30 front. i've taken the whole thing
apart
> > and figured-i might as well put the tie rods on top. the machining
> > necessary for this was drilling out the tie rod end holes to 3/4" and
> > inserting a tapered sleeve. not too hard.

 

nah, not doing anything that major-really just "freshening" up the axle.
changed all the seals, u-joints, ball joints....
i found the lower 2 ball joints were pretty much frozen and 1 u-joint had a
dry cap. good thing i changed them all...after 19 years...who knows how
good all the joints are...

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:408D9F6B.398E940@***.net...
> TJ conversion?
> http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/axl.../fronthang.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> serg wrote:
> >
> > hi bill-i'm working on a dana 30 front. i've taken the whole thing
apart
> > and figured-i might as well put the tie rods on top. the machining
> > necessary for this was drilling out the tie rod end holes to 3/4" and
> > inserting a tapered sleeve. not too hard.