Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Hi Mike,
Now you tell us, after the guy's tire falls off and rolls over ten times, decapitating him. Oh well, he should have had a Real Jeep, where we have never have lost a universal joint, and of course the Real Jeep hub and floating bearings are not dependent on having an axle in place: http://www.----------.com/dana25knuckle.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- Mike Romain wrote: > > The front hubs are 'barely' pressed together Bill. > > The axle stub that goes through them has to have the nut torqued down to > 175 foot pounds to hold the bearing together. > > You can't use an axle puller to get the hub off on these suckers, the > hub just pulls apart. > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him.
Mike "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > Hi Mike, > Now you tell us, after the guy's tire falls off and rolls over ten > times, decapitating him. Oh well, he should have had a Real Jeep, where > we have never have lost a universal joint, and of course the Real Jeep > hub and floating bearings are not dependent on having an axle in place: > http://www.----------.com/dana25knuckle.jpg > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > The front hubs are 'barely' pressed together Bill. > > > > The axle stub that goes through them has to have the nut torqued down to > > 175 foot pounds to hold the bearing together. > > > > You can't use an axle puller to get the hub off on these suckers, the > > hub just pulls apart. > > > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him.
Mike "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > Hi Mike, > Now you tell us, after the guy's tire falls off and rolls over ten > times, decapitating him. Oh well, he should have had a Real Jeep, where > we have never have lost a universal joint, and of course the Real Jeep > hub and floating bearings are not dependent on having an axle in place: > http://www.----------.com/dana25knuckle.jpg > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > The front hubs are 'barely' pressed together Bill. > > > > The axle stub that goes through them has to have the nut torqued down to > > 175 foot pounds to hold the bearing together. > > > > You can't use an axle puller to get the hub off on these suckers, the > > hub just pulls apart. > > > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him.
Mike "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > Hi Mike, > Now you tell us, after the guy's tire falls off and rolls over ten > times, decapitating him. Oh well, he should have had a Real Jeep, where > we have never have lost a universal joint, and of course the Real Jeep > hub and floating bearings are not dependent on having an axle in place: > http://www.----------.com/dana25knuckle.jpg > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > The front hubs are 'barely' pressed together Bill. > > > > The axle stub that goes through them has to have the nut torqued down to > > 175 foot pounds to hold the bearing together. > > > > You can't use an axle puller to get the hub off on these suckers, the > > hub just pulls apart. > > > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him.
Mike "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote: > > Hi Mike, > Now you tell us, after the guy's tire falls off and rolls over ten > times, decapitating him. Oh well, he should have had a Real Jeep, where > we have never have lost a universal joint, and of course the Real Jeep > hub and floating bearings are not dependent on having an axle in place: > http://www.----------.com/dana25knuckle.jpg > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- > > Mike Romain wrote: > > > > The front hubs are 'barely' pressed together Bill. > > > > The axle stub that goes through them has to have the nut torqued down to > > 175 foot pounds to hold the bearing together. > > > > You can't use an axle puller to get the hub off on these suckers, the > > hub just pulls apart. > > > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Amen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him. > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Amen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him. > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Amen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him. > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Amen.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Mike Romain wrote: > > You know Bill, the gent was sure lucky that didn't happen to him. > > Mike |
Re: Wow, had to help a friend with a TJ - Front wheel Fell Off!!
Dude...I used to have a log behind my Chevette seat to keep it up. When the
log started rotting and smelling bad...I used my football helmet (I got a big melon)!! Luckily it hasn't happened in my Jeep yet! Seems to happen in drive-thru's while fishing in the back pocket for the wallet!! I now wear cargo pants and put the wallet in the side pocket!! lol "cooper" <noone@home.com> wrote in message news:5myhc.21914$PI4.14948@nntp-post.primus.ca... > Something similar happened to my bf a little while back- although it's > probably under different circumstances but his tire fell off too, after the > mechanic said he 'fixed' the wheel. He was about to take a turn onto the > freeway when it happened! > > The next year he went to a different mechanic because his driver's seat > broke and he couldn't make the darned seat back stay up any longer. He had > an appoitment that afternoon, but when the guy looked at it, he said he > didn't have the right part to fix it, but offered a temporary fix so he > could drive it until the part came in- he actually offered to put a BOARD > propped up on the back seat floor and against his seat!!! Can you even > imagine?? What if he got into an accident?? > > I can't even begin to think of what other quick fixes that mechanic has come > up with. Needless to say, my bf high-tailed it out of there. When you don't > know a good mechanic, it sure can be a struggle sometimes. > > coop > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:4085B3DC.F6135D5@sympatico.ca... > > Wow, I mean holy ----, I think I have seen everything. > > > > A friend has a TJ and he blew a front axle u-joint so had a 'mechanic' > > friend with a shop help him change it. > > > > They couldn't get the right u-joint or it didn't seem like it because > > the jerk bent the ears on the yoke trying to hammer the old one out > > before he ended up using a cutting torch to cut the old u-joint out. > > > > So buddy says ok, I will get a new or the right u-joint tomorrow and > > come back after work. The mechanic says fine and puts the front hub > > back on and send him off on the 30 mile highway drive home. > > > > He gets home and on the first tight turn he takes to park, the front > > wheel falls off!!!! > > > > The 'mechanic' didn't install the short stub of the axle back into the > > hub. That is all that holds the inside bearing race in place! The race > > fell out on the first tight turn. > > > > I couldn't freaking believe it! > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > |
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