front pinion bearing is bad and i need to fix it by tomorrow

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jeepin cj7

Discussion Starter · Dec 16, 2006

So i am supposed to leave for camping sunday monring early with the ole jeep..... i through it in fwd today to make sure everything works and the front end is like locked up.... it would barely go...

so i start taking it apart thinking the gears might not be meshing and that was the problem... i pulled the ring gear and carrier and found out the pinion gear was siezed

i pulled the pinion gear and found that the outter pinion bearing was bad but everything else was fine...

now i need to get this back together by tomorrow... right now I have a new pinion bearing and seal but what else do i need to do...

keep in mind this is the front axle that is only ever engaged when offorad and usually at low speeds.... so i dont need it absolutely perfect.. at least not yet

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4x401cj

· #2 · Dec 16, 2006

If by "outer pinion bearing" you mean the one that resides under the pinion yoke, replace it, install new seal, slide in the yoke, and torque the nut to 250 ft./lbs. and go. If on the other hand it`s the bearing next to the pinion head, you`ll have fun getting it off the pinion shaft without the proper puller. And technicaly, you`d need to reset pinion depth.

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