The front differential in my Jeep's Dana 30 is shot. I'm planning on pulling one from the pick n pull in April (provided it doesn't have a shot differential).
My plan was to buy the axle and swap into mine without playing around. The steering will be disconnected when I remove MY axle and the wheel bearings (new) / Axle shafts (new) and brakes (new) will swap onto the new axle.
My Jeep has been steering "funny" lately. I thought it was out of alignment so I aligned it. But, the lower ball joints are seized.
Now , I'm not going to replace ball joints on an axle that I will be scrapping ... that's a waste.
I'm going to be replacing the ball joints on the axle that I pull from the junkyard along with repaint and (maybe) a front locker.
Anyone got any tips on how to get ball joints out of a 15+ year old axle? I've replaced ONE ball joint ... but that was on a relatively new car.
My plan was to buy the axle and swap into mine without playing around. The steering will be disconnected when I remove MY axle and the wheel bearings (new) / Axle shafts (new) and brakes (new) will swap onto the new axle.
My Jeep has been steering "funny" lately. I thought it was out of alignment so I aligned it. But, the lower ball joints are seized.
Now , I'm not going to replace ball joints on an axle that I will be scrapping ... that's a waste.
I'm going to be replacing the ball joints on the axle that I pull from the junkyard along with repaint and (maybe) a front locker.
Anyone got any tips on how to get ball joints out of a 15+ year old axle? I've replaced ONE ball joint ... but that was on a relatively new car.
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