I am replacing my bent rear axle shafts. With Ten factory axles. I have a JKU Rubicon. With dana 44 axles. I have searched "axle removal". I can"t find what size sockets and what tools I need to do the job. Maybe I didn't look hard enough and maybe I am lazy.
Can anyone tell me what tools I need to pull the rear axles on a dana 44? Any help will be appreciated thanks.

 

Jack up the rear of the vehicle put a pair of jacstands under the axle tubes and remove the rear wheels. Next locate the four nuts on the back that retain the axle retaining plate. after removing those pull the axle shaft straight out. This does not take alot of effort to do. You may need to tranfer the retainer and install new bearings and seals unless you are putting in a used set that already has them. If this is the case and you are unsure of the mileage on them replacement of bearings and seals runs around $300.00 with labor. To install slide axle into housing and you will have to lift the inside end slightly till it slips into the carrier. Then rotate axle shaft to aign the splines and slide into place. put on the four nuts and wheels and you are done. One other note the axles are different lengths so pay attention to which one you remove to install the correct one. My rubi axle has the longer on the pass side sport might be different. Have fun this should only take an hour or so depending on your skill level. Only tools needed are the wrench or socket to remove the four nuts and a lug wrench to remove the wheels.

 

Thank ! The bearings and tone ring have been installed already. You mentioned watch the length. Long story but I actually pulled one of the axles out at my brothers house. And noticed that the two new axles were the same size. The distributer didn't have any more. So I have been waiting since May for replacement ones. Final got them last week.
I am doing them at home. So I am gathering a tool list and I think I have it all now. All I need is 18mm socket and wrench and a 8mm socket and wrench. and 3/4 socket for the lug nuts.

 

The rear axle shafts are the same length on both sides on a standard Jk rear 44, The rubicon has slightly different lengths.

 

This is correct if you have the same length shafts then you have a sport model shaft and not the Rubi ones as with them one is a couple inches shorter than the other.

 

Ya so they must have sent me the sport modle shafts. The first time. Well it looks like this isn't a hard job. Probably take me a couple hours to do both.