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I removed the axel shaft on my BJ7 in order to extract a broken bolt (the bolt that holds the axel flange against the hub)and to replace the paper gasket between the hub and flange. The large "o" ring and the "bearing spacer" appear to be in the proper locations, but when the axel is reinserted into the differential, the axel bottoms out before the flange comes flush with the hub. The gap is suspiciously about the same as the thickness of the "bearing spacer", but I cannot figure out how else it would go back together. Is there a particular indexing that I have missed, or could I have re-assembled the spacer in the wrong location? Help!
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Axel wont seat against Hub
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Hello Lyon,
am I right in thinking that you have just pulled the half shaft from the axle, without disturbing any of the hub? It sometimes is a bit fiddly to engage the splines on the half shaft into the differential as there is nothing to guide it.
You need to aim the half shaft and push at the same time, with a slight rotation back and forward
until you feel it engage then it should push home.
The weight of the half shaft tends to keep the splined end too low, so you need to lift that end up as you push and turn.
good luck,
Alec
am I right in thinking that you have just pulled the half shaft from the axle, without disturbing any of the hub? It sometimes is a bit fiddly to engage the splines on the half shaft into the differential as there is nothing to guide it.
You need to aim the half shaft and push at the same time, with a slight rotation back and forward
until you feel it engage then it should push home.
The weight of the half shaft tends to keep the splined end too low, so you need to lift that end up as you push and turn.
good luck,
Alec
Thanks Alec,
but I think I have that part covered. The splines have engaged, and the half-shaft seats within about 3/16" of the paper gasket, which is about the same thickness as the bearing spacer. It is almost as though the spacer is not seated properly against the hub, but I can't see any alternate location for it to rest.
but I think I have that part covered. The splines have engaged, and the half-shaft seats within about 3/16" of the paper gasket, which is about the same thickness as the bearing spacer. It is almost as though the spacer is not seated properly against the hub, but I can't see any alternate location for it to rest.
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LL,
With the spacer ring & paper gasket in place, the spacer ring should protrude .001" to .004" beyond the gasket. The axle flange should easily seat to within the .001" to .004" of the hub before tightening anything. Check for anything which might be holding the spacer out more than this amount. (The spacer should go into the hub almost to full depth.) If not, check for burrs, dirt, or part of the "bend over" nut lock getting in the way.
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[ 01-26-2004: Message edited by: Dave Russell ]</p>
With the spacer ring & paper gasket in place, the spacer ring should protrude .001" to .004" beyond the gasket. The axle flange should easily seat to within the .001" to .004" of the hub before tightening anything. Check for anything which might be holding the spacer out more than this amount. (The spacer should go into the hub almost to full depth.) If not, check for burrs, dirt, or part of the "bend over" nut lock getting in the way.
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[ 01-26-2004: Message edited by: Dave Russell ]</p>
I finally got the hub and the flange to seat. Something must have allowed the bearing to migrate toward the outside, because with the spacer firmly against the bearing, the spacer was not flush with the face of the hub. I compared it to the other side and decided to put the assembly, including the wire wheel hub, back together and slowly torque them down. They seated without too much pressure, but prior to that, even tapping it with a punch would not move it.
Thanks for everyones thoughts and advice!
Thanks for everyones thoughts and advice!