AMC20 re-gear
jeepindavis
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- Stevens, PA
- Vehicle(s)
- 84 CJ7 Black,
84 CJ7 Brown,
98 XJ Chilli pepper red
actually putting 4.10's from one axle into another - spun a bearing in the original and rebuilding a replacement. Both axles are AMC20 's. Got all new bearings and shims and reusing one-piece mosers.
Question is this - the original axle on this '83 CJ7 used all the correct parts (axles, shims, races, carrier spacers, and crush sleeve) but in the rebuild after tapping in the races and pressing the bearing on the pinion, we set the pinion into the housing and the yoke fit perfectly WITHOUT the crush sleeve. If we use the crush sleeve, we've got to smash it about 1/2 inch to properly seat the yoke. The old crush sleeve wasn't crushed nearly this much. In fact, we set the used crush sleeve in place and the yoke is still nearly 1/2 inch from being seated.
We double checked all our races and they are properly seated. There is only about 3-5 thousands inch of play in the pinon, the backlash looks very good (maybe excellent). Nothing seems wrong with the setup except the crush sleeve won't fit in! Any ideas?
Question is this - the original axle on this '83 CJ7 used all the correct parts (axles, shims, races, carrier spacers, and crush sleeve) but in the rebuild after tapping in the races and pressing the bearing on the pinion, we set the pinion into the housing and the yoke fit perfectly WITHOUT the crush sleeve. If we use the crush sleeve, we've got to smash it about 1/2 inch to properly seat the yoke. The old crush sleeve wasn't crushed nearly this much. In fact, we set the used crush sleeve in place and the yoke is still nearly 1/2 inch from being seated.
We double checked all our races and they are properly seated. There is only about 3-5 thousands inch of play in the pinon, the backlash looks very good (maybe excellent). Nothing seems wrong with the setup except the crush sleeve won't fit in! Any ideas?
