1. High pinion verses low pinion
2. The knuckles stick out further on the YJ verses the CJ
3. The WMS is different
4. Vacuum disconnect on the YJ, manual lock out hubs on the CJ
5. The long side on the passenger side of a YJ has the axle seal AFTER the vacuum disconnect.
LOL I just learned the last little ditty when I got the axle to the shop (Maywood) to have the gears installed. Well.......... so we are in the midsts of figuring out what to do about it.
I just assumed that the axle seal was at the housing, so I cut the long side of the YJ and rewelded the knuckle on, NOT so!
I kinda feel silly, but.......... hey, it is what it is, a great learning experience. :-) Its only an axle, the one I have under the Jeep works perfectly fine. I just looked out in my pile of spare parts, I found a 10.5" long chunk of 2.5" x .250 wall that is straight, AND it has one end machined for an .............. axle seal. :-)
Sounds like I have a few options.
1. See if we can find an OEM axle seal that fits the OD with the right ID for the 2.1sh ID of the axle tubing (long shot)
2. If #1 doesn't work, see if there is a smaller OD axle seal with the right ID, and have a collet machined to hold the axle seal
3. If that too fails, see if a machine shop has a huge end mill that can machine out the inside of the tube inside the housing.
4. Cut the tube out of the short side, cut the knuckle off, get new piece of tubing machined for an axle seal or install the chunk of tubing that I already have.
Wally
2. The knuckles stick out further on the YJ verses the CJ
3. The WMS is different
4. Vacuum disconnect on the YJ, manual lock out hubs on the CJ
5. The long side on the passenger side of a YJ has the axle seal AFTER the vacuum disconnect.
LOL I just learned the last little ditty when I got the axle to the shop (Maywood) to have the gears installed. Well.......... so we are in the midsts of figuring out what to do about it.
I just assumed that the axle seal was at the housing, so I cut the long side of the YJ and rewelded the knuckle on, NOT so!
I kinda feel silly, but.......... hey, it is what it is, a great learning experience. :-) Its only an axle, the one I have under the Jeep works perfectly fine. I just looked out in my pile of spare parts, I found a 10.5" long chunk of 2.5" x .250 wall that is straight, AND it has one end machined for an .............. axle seal. :-)
Sounds like I have a few options.
1. See if we can find an OEM axle seal that fits the OD with the right ID for the 2.1sh ID of the axle tubing (long shot)
2. If #1 doesn't work, see if there is a smaller OD axle seal with the right ID, and have a collet machined to hold the axle seal
3. If that too fails, see if a machine shop has a huge end mill that can machine out the inside of the tube inside the housing.
4. Cut the tube out of the short side, cut the knuckle off, get new piece of tubing machined for an axle seal or install the chunk of tubing that I already have.
Wally
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