vkoot

Recently installed a RJ 44 front axle housing into my 08 jk x model. Bought from Northridge and had them install the gears and Yukon grizzly locker before shipping to me. Seems like something in the differential is off. My passenger side axle shaft won't go all the way in, and driver side shaft seems to go in too far. Shafts are Ten Factory chromoly that I purchased from Northridge at the same time as housing. On the passenger side I know the shaft made it past the seals, I can feel it in the spline, it just stops solid about a half inch before it should. the u-joint is pretty much touching the unit bearing bolts and I can't get the unit bearing to seat all the way. Any ideas? I've been back and forth with Ten Factory and Northridge, Northridge says everything in my order is correct and ten factory says the shafts are the correct ones, so not much help from either of them. I prefer not to mess with gears so going into the diff and pulling the carrier to look at things is last resort. I also looked down both sides of the axle and doesn't seem like anything is in the way. I've also tried spinning the DS and putting it into and out of 4hi and 4low seeing if any of that helps. Nothing.



First two pics are passenger side, second two are driver side.

nthinuf

Measure the axle shafts. Just a guess, but maybe you have a standard housing and shafts for a rubicon?

vkoot

That's what I was speaking with ten factory about. I measured the shafts and they said they were the non rubicon shafts. And my Northridge order receipt says standard housing. Is there a way to check the housing without pulling it apart?

Jahamm88

I have a similar setup but not this issue... any chance you have pulled the dif cover For a peek? Is it possible the carrier was installed backwards? Also have you sent the photos to northridge directly? Those guys are great when it comes to tech stuff.

Northridge4x4

Vkoot - sorry about this. this is the first I have heard about this please email me personally @ david@northridge4x4.com and include your name and phone number and I will call you and get this resolved.

and no the carrier can not be installed backwards.

David Johnson
President
Northridge4x4

Jahamm88

☝? Northridge coming through as always☝?

I'll be interested to hear what the issue is once sorted out

vkoot

David followed up with me and had new shafts shipped out same day! Great service after the 3 month runaround hah. But they figured out they originally sent me shafts to match up to the PR 44. I guess my currie RJ 44 diff is offset a bit so it needs different size shafts.

NevadaZielmeister

Alls well that ends well I guess. Glad that Northridge stepped up and took care of the problem. Indeed, there are all kinds of different length shafts out there and clearly the ones you had before were the incorrect length.

SoK66

This is why I always buy from Northridge 4x4!

crffisher