[741]

I have an '89 Dana 44 rear axle in my '88 XJ. I noticed the pinion seal leaking pretty good after my last romp in the mud. From what I can tell, this should be an easy job to fix.
Is replacing the seal as easy as removing the pinion nut, removing the yoke, and then pulling the seal and replacing in the oposite order.... I've heard that some of the newer XJs have to do something special when torquing the pinion nut on......???

Is there anything else I need to know to do this?

 

[2586]

Make sure when you take the nut off you use a torque wrench. Just keep increasing the setting little by little so you know what to torque it back to. Have a big set of channel locks and a strong buddy to hold the yoke while you break it loose and tighten it.

 

[Guest]

Bad XJ - No more mud for you! lol

Sorry, nothing constructive to say - Just had to get that out!

Happy holiday's Brian

Hank

 

[741]

ok ok....well, if I didn't have orange colored mud on the rearend I wouldn't have noticed the gear oil on it..

Well, like you said...I guess I need to clean her up and get some winter repairs done.

 

[Guest]

no more lunch time play for you ...

 

[Guest]

Good thing for the orange mud I guess. Now bring her on down to the L-town and we can make a weekend of it. My place is starting to look like a repair shop as it is. We're doing some clandestine Jeep modifications to NCXJ's heep right now, but I'm sworn to secrecy on the details.

I'm sure he'll do a little write up whenever we get it finished.

I'm about to get started on a couple of bumpers for myself. I've got the design drawn up, I've just got to order the steel now.

Now that I'm done making Christmas presents, I may actually have the time to do it. I've got to get on the ball, cause my rear bumper is just hanging there. I'll post up some pics when that is done too.

Its funny, I used to think that R&R stood for Rest and Relaxation, but now I'm thinking it stands for Repair & Replace!

 

[741]

yeah, I'd love to get down there and do some mods as well. At least the firetruck is done...now I'll be able to get back on the Jeep. I need some bumpers too...you welding your own up? I can weld but have no welder..

In January I'm having a buddy of mine weld up a roof rack that will cover the entire roof. Just need to get through the holidays first.

I'm going to work on the pinion seal Saturday...I should be done putting Christmas presents together by then..

Have a Merry Christmas Hank...pass along the same to Sidney and Mark....