newbie stub shaft question--2 actually - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

cisco · 11-17-2004, 10:33 AM

pulled some stubs for a project i am working on from a JY. noticed there were metal and rubber "seals" at the base of the shaft next to the yoke. not all shafts i have seen have these. are these just intended to keep dust/dirt/water out of the housing or do they serve a larger purpose? noticed on my 97 wrangler it has them but they look plastic? what gives?

2nd, how important are spindle bearings? i pulled the spindles along with the stubs. the bearing "look" to be in good shape. so really wondering if i should just reuse the ones in there or buy new ones?

11-17-2004, 10:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
cisco In Thx for chance Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 37769 Location: arkansas Posts: 1,739 Blog Entries: 10	newbie stub shaft question--2 actually pulled some stubs for a project i am working on from a JY. noticed there were metal and rubber "seals" at the base of the shaft next to the yoke. not all shafts i have seen have these. are these just intended to keep dust/dirt/water out of the housing or do they serve a larger purpose? noticed on my 97 wrangler it has them but they look plastic? what gives? 2nd, how important are spindle bearings? i pulled the spindles along with the stubs. the bearing "look" to be in good shape. so really wondering if i should just reuse the ones in there or buy new ones?

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