Jeff2018
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- Jeff
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- 2021 JL Rubicon Unlimited EcoDiesel
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Hi Everyone,
I'm replacing the stock driveshafts after the lift install on our 2021 JLUR. I went with Tom Wood's.
Everything was pretty straight forward, except the replacement of the stock rear pinion flange with the yoke that came with the new driveshaft. Instead of popping off pretty easily like the flanges on the transfer case, the flange on the rear took constant force on the gear puller to remove it from the pinion. And installing the replacement yoke took even more work. Although I eventually got it torqued to 160 ft-lbs, it was a bit of work.
I'm just curious if it's common to require so much effort to remove and reinstall, or if the pinion shaft splines may have been a little out of spec. The splines didn't look damaged after removing the stock flange. (The flange on the front diff didn't require replacing, so I'm not sure if it's just the difference between the transfer case output shafts and the pinions on the diffs.)
More curious than anything else.
Thanks,
Jeff
I'm replacing the stock driveshafts after the lift install on our 2021 JLUR. I went with Tom Wood's.
Everything was pretty straight forward, except the replacement of the stock rear pinion flange with the yoke that came with the new driveshaft. Instead of popping off pretty easily like the flanges on the transfer case, the flange on the rear took constant force on the gear puller to remove it from the pinion. And installing the replacement yoke took even more work. Although I eventually got it torqued to 160 ft-lbs, it was a bit of work.
I'm just curious if it's common to require so much effort to remove and reinstall, or if the pinion shaft splines may have been a little out of spec. The splines didn't look damaged after removing the stock flange. (The flange on the front diff didn't require replacing, so I'm not sure if it's just the difference between the transfer case output shafts and the pinions on the diffs.)
More curious than anything else.
Thanks,
Jeff
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