I picked at something that has been a PITA for years over the weekend.
But again, no one cares!
Actually I invented a stupid little tool that cost about $6 at Lowes... You can likely do it at any big box hardware store, Lowes is just closer to my house.
But who really needs to dissect a CJ and put it back together? Well I do but again not much of an audience.
Remember it's old 80's CJ... No transmission mount arm that I can think of.
Think about making a tool from a 5/8 - 11 x 8 bolt, and a couple of nuts, also a few washers modified ever so slightly. To give a little better hint... Front Axle.
It's a good thing you posted that. I've been racking my brain trying to remember where I used such a fastener when I did the restoration of my '78. At the time I made up a spreadsheet of most of the fasteners so that it would only take one trip to the bolt store, but it's disappeared.
So, to the question at hand, sounds like a seal installer to me.
Notice the needle bearing in the spindle. The other side I already had out, it doesn't look as sad. I have tried using many different things to remove these darn little needle bearings. One of the best MacGyver rigs included battery terminal puller parts and a big punch. Bought a Harbor Freight three jaw puller, broke that on it's first attempt.
So a solution came to mind recently.
One 5/8 - 11 X 8 bolt, $2.47 + Two 5/8 - nuts, $0.20 + Four 5/8 grade 8 washers, $2.08 = $4.75, $0.33 tax (to add to the Indiana surplus while not fixing the roads) Total $5.08 not counting the little bit of JB Weld holding the one nut to the bolt.
Don't ya wanna know how it works?
Put the two cut up washers under the needle bearing.
Then slide in the bolt along with turned down washer that fits inside of the spindle bore.
Actually this is spare spindle that has been laying around for years and the needle bearing would not need to be replace if it were cleaned up then greased.
Add the washer turned down to fit inside of the needle bearing, tighten the nut and it is ready to put into the shop press. That is the way that I do it, you could just beat on it with a big hammer for the same result.
My business card, after my name, has the certification, IKSS, which stands for I Know Some Stuff. Or whatever.
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