SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I had a think about that stuck 3/16 roll pin. I'll drive another pin from the opposite side of the carrier. It's just securing the center pin in place to stop it sliding out, so should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97 cherokee Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Make sure the hole is lined up ;) I hate that style with the roll pin that's what the Dana 30 has too there a huge pita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yeah it was jammed in there really good!! I think the cause of the problem was there was a clearance issue with the end of the punch, as my previous pounding on it had created a small lip on the end, so the punch was then just slightly too big for the hole. I left the pin to soak in Liquid Wrench overnight. After straightening my center punch (again) and grinding the lip off the end of it, the pin went in without too much trouble. All in my PJs, and What a relief! :) Moral of the story.....sleep on your problems LOL Can't wait to get this back on the X :) Will do some more on my lunch break :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Congrats Jay. You've become a great wrencher! Wow, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailwalker Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 2 newest things with my Jeep. I was able to trade hard tops with a friend who had the hard top with tinted windows. Hooray, I now have the tinted windows!! My windshield broke on the way into work.....again.....in the exact same spot it broke last summer :( I took it in to the dealer and they are checking to see if they can replace it under my warranty.....again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 My windshield broke on the way into work.....again.....in the exact same spot it broke last summer :( I took it in to the dealer and they are checking to see if they can replace it under my warranty.....again. Some kind of stress point? A warped body piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailwalker Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 it could be but i don't really know, could be a burr, could be a design flaw(not that the team of crack Chrysler engineers would ever make anything with flaws.....unless we got the team that brought us the NEON) It breaks on the bottom about 12-16 inches from the drivers side edge, rises about 4 inches and then heads to the passenger side. It has grown about 8 inches so far today. Last summer it broke in the same spot, while I was parked, this time I was driving slowly and there was no one in front of me and I heard that SNAP sound again..... Just found out that the dealer is covering it and I will get my new windshield on thursday!! Hooray!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I think I see more JKs with broken windscreens than without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Bearing caps are back on Axles back in place and locked together :) She's juiced up and ready to go back in!! ....and after a couple of hours struggling, I think I'm gonna have to take off the cross-member in order to be able to lift the diff straight up, instead of up, then a 90 degree turn.....thing's freaking heavy with no real center of gravity LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Congrats Jay. You've become a great wrencher! Wow, nice job! We'll see if I installed it right... or not :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 We'll see if I did installed it right, or not :) As long as you checked the clearances/play and are within spec you should be good to go. Make sure to give a detailed description of your "test run". Those pins are a PITA because they are so thin. Last time I had a diff apart, I placed the pin in the freezer for a couple hours and it slid into place with very little pressure. I do the same thing now when I have to install spherical bearing into my C/O's or my UCA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 1st thing I want to try is get it balanced on 2 opposing wheels...see if I can get out of it....which I should be able to :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 1st thing I want to try is get it balanced on 2 opposing wheels...see if I can get out of it....which I should be able to :) I know just the place to do that, supposedly built for Jeeps, but Subaru's use it during their drive event at 'Saltscapes'. Ask me how I know! I took a Forester across it, and you end up with two opposing wheels IN THE AIR. And you can rock the vehicle by shifting your weight! And then they tell you to open the doors and they close again! Can't say they would close on the Suburban. Or even my Rogue. Then the Forester X-Drive kicks in and shudders the heck out of it (ABS shuts down the spinning wheels) and she forges ahead. This was the track we didn't get to run after helping out at the Fall RV show but I know all the twists and turns now........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I remember that spot...I'm might go and give it a try if the gate is open. Failing that, I'll just find the nearest ditch or dry culvert :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I know just the place to do that, supposedly built for Jeeps, but Subaru's use it during their drive event at 'Saltscapes'. Ask me how I know! I took a Forester across it, and you end up with two opposing wheels IN THE AIR. And you can rock the vehicle by shifting your weight! And then they tell you to open the doors and they close again! Can't say they would close on the Suburban. Or even my Rogue. Then the Forester X-Drive kicks in and shudders the heck out of it (ABS shuts down the spinning wheels) and she forges ahead. This was the track we didn't get to run after helping out at the Fall RV show but I know all the twists and turns now........... Sounds like the traction control on the 2nd Gen X; a lot of shutter and shake, but forward progress none the less ;) I know of a few of "those" spots around here as well, unfortunately, you'd need a snowmobile to get to them for the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Changed my CV out. Don't really have the funds for RCV just yet so i went with one from NAPA. Turns out she was seized on there pretty good. Started at 430 and just got home now. I'll post pics tomorrow. Also the axle seal got damaged in the struggle so I'll have to get a new one of those tomorrow. Take it all apart again and change that. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 It sux when u break stuff fixing other stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 It really does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Welcome to my world LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm sure I'll fit in nicely in this world I'm sure I'll be spending alot of time in It. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 No different than wrenching on 30+ year old rigs! But then again, everything except the engine has been apart at least once on my two rigs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm sure I'll fit in nicely in this world I'm sure I'll be spending alot of time in It. Lol At least the Jeep is under warranty for the time being B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Ok so got a new seal and put her all back together. She's good to go and get broken again. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Also a big thanks to the guys at the auto club. I never would of got the Damn thing out without them. This was my first time taking apart a front end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Cross member is off - it took some hammering on the hangers to bend the metal into shape so I could drop the cross member Cross member re-installed to the differential Used a boogie board to stabilize the lift...it worked perfectly :) Diff is in place And it's in! I REALLY should have removed the cross member with the differential. It was so much easier!! Along the way on the final installation section I had 2 MAJOR OH S**T moments; 1 - I left the input shaft to the last possible moment. Everything was bolted hard in place, then I came to bolt it up and realized the bolt that holds the input shaft plate in place sticks out half and inch, so I was unable to slide the U join over it. I had to use the jack to force it over the end of the bolt. 2 - When I took it for a test drive on the wet road in 4HI & locked the hubs, it drove horribly...I mean really bad out of sharp corners, clearly the front wheels were locked up. So I tried it in 2WD and all was well. I'd forgotten that any power forces the center shaft against the Lokka putting it into locked mode. As soon as no power is applied, the Lokka plates have chance to rotate. No audible clicky clicky tho...it's quiet, and locked :) !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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