I thought it was always stressed to have a reputable place set up gears? (maybe the Jeep fags over play it) Remember that TJs use unitbearings so the gears are always turning.
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Pull the caps on the u-joint while you have it out to check that all the needle bearings are there and it has plenty of grease. I have seen u-joints that 'had no play' on the vehicle be trashed once you get them to the bench. If they are good, then take the diff cover off and see what the gears look like. You can then see what the pinion is doing to give it that much play. If nothing else, it gives you a good excuse to change the oil in the diff.
I fail to understand why people think gears are so difficult.
Because all of the Jeep people say things like this, so I don't know who to listen to:
I just want something that I won't have to worry about and won't let me down.
If you'll help take a look in there to asses the problem on Sunday I would appreciate it. I don't really have money for gears/bearings/install. So if that is the case I will probably try and find a junker I can bolt in, even if it dosen't have the same gear ratio. Maybe I could lean on my parents to help out a little as a Christmas present.
O'rieleys sells all bearings seperately so you can just get another pinion bearing if everything looks alright when you tear it down.
if you are just changing the bearing nothing changes with the gear set just put it back together.
Sharpe is correct as well.
You do realize the pinion bearing you can probably get off fairly easy yourself, but the carrier bearings will require alot more effort unless you have the right tools to do it like a bearing puller or large press.
There is always a possibility that if the pinion bearing is going out that it damaged the machined race surface on the pinion, requiring the pinion to be replaced.
I say we stop playing possible things wrong and what might be ****ed with fag wagon, and wait till Travis God of Gears can inspect it.
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