08{GA}RUBICON

Has anyone installed their own rear superior axle shafts? I picked my up today after having the tone rings and retainers installed. I'm planning to install them this weekend and was looking for any tips or issues I may face with the install.

jwilson2598

I haven't on a JK, but I did a set on my TJ. Take off the caliper, rotor, and unbolt the retainer plate. I used a slide hammer I had to help in popping them out of the axle as they were engaged in the splines pretty tight. Overall it was pretty easy, probably 45 minutes start to finish for both sides.

Stuka

If your shafts didn't come with seal/bearing/bearing retainer already pressed onto the shaft, you will need to have that done. Otherwise, its a piece of cake.

08{GA}RUBICON

Thanks for the replies! I found a write up online that should assist with the install!

doc307

All this $$ you are spending and still no winch

seer1

Double check your wheel studs for length. I'm running Spidertrax wheel spacers and the ones that came with mine were too short. I had to get a set of 2 1/4 inch ones from them. They thread into the axles instead of being pressed in them. If you have no instructions, Chuck45 says they told him to torque them into the axle @ 70 FtLb and use plenty of red Loctite on both the threads going into the axle and on the threads for the lug nuts.

Eugene

Should be a piece of cake, did mine in a hour or so. Two things, while you have the caliper off, adjust the parking brake. It's easier to get to the little adjuster hole. Second, I put some rtv inside the retaining plate before I bolted everything up.

JulietKilo

Same here, I installed mine on the TJ not the JK yet. but what you said is true.

Michigan Mike

Just to be clear the 70 ft/lbs he'a referring to is the torque for the studs you thread into the new shaft outer plate for the wheel connection and NOT the torque for the axle shaft retainer behind the brake backing plate. That torque is 45 ft./lbs and I would recomend BLUE locktite on them. It's a bit easier to get to these axle shaft retainer nuts with an 18mm crowsfoot on a 3/8" drive torque wrench. I also don't recomend using ANY Locktite on the wheel retention studs. It's simply not necessary. Overall not a difficult job.

08{GA}RUBICON

I'm fixing the parts that are broken. I don't really need a winch, I'll just use yours!