Front Axel Question
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From: TALLAHASSEE FL
Front Axel Question
ok i have been trying to figure this out for awhile... i got a late 99 psd 4x4. i noticed while driving down my dirt road with the windows down when hitting bumps a clanking sound from the front passenger side wheel. i thought it was a loose center cap on my rims but nope. l leaned in over the tire and grabbed the ujoint that is between the spindel and the hub and jiggled it up and down. wow the thing was really loose. it had alot of play up and down. whin i lifted it up and dropped it clank that was the noise. i felt the other side and it was tight and right.
so i replaced the hub because their is a non serviceable berring in the hub for the axel shaft and did guzzles auto hub service as well. once put back together i still got the same result. from their my next guess is a form of carrier bearing in the end of the axel housing to support the long axel shaft. this is where all my play is.
in conclusion i need to replace that bearing. the one on the passenger side of the axel shaft near the end of the shaft. has anyone ever had this prolbem or replaced it before? and if so a little know how on how to remove and install the bearing. also as to what parts i need and where to get them? thanks a ton anything helps <!-- / message --><!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: ad_showthread_firstpost_sig --><!-- END TEMPLATE: ad_showthread_firstpost_sig -->
so i replaced the hub because their is a non serviceable berring in the hub for the axel shaft and did guzzles auto hub service as well. once put back together i still got the same result. from their my next guess is a form of carrier bearing in the end of the axel housing to support the long axel shaft. this is where all my play is.
in conclusion i need to replace that bearing. the one on the passenger side of the axel shaft near the end of the shaft. has anyone ever had this prolbem or replaced it before? and if so a little know how on how to remove and install the bearing. also as to what parts i need and where to get them? thanks a ton anything helps <!-- / message --><!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: ad_showthread_firstpost_sig --><!-- END TEMPLATE: ad_showthread_firstpost_sig -->
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Another thing i've seen is the locker will stay locked in and will make a rattling noise. Especially when you let off the gas or go over a rough area like your dirt road. Try turning the axle with your hand with the hub unlocked. Should turn but might be kinda tough. If it won't turn your locker may be stuck in lock. The plastic ring inside for this model locker is crap and you might as well buy some new ones if this is the case. I've seen some I could take off and unlock, shake it and it would fall into lock. Just cheap. And the only thing at the end of your axle tub is a dust seal that just don't seem to stay in. the passenger side axle is longer so it probly will have a little more slack in it.
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