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Geerhound

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  1. Kevin, I appreciate the pointers....I thought the same thing about the bearings not being seated all the way so I pulled the axles back out and reverified they were bottomed out on the bearing stops. I also checked for debri inside and went so much as to use a shop vac with a piece of pvc attached to ensure nothing was inside. Finally as Moses suggested I compared the old axles with the new and found the new left axle measured 1/16+ longer from the inside spline to the bearing stop!!! I can only assume this was enough to cause it to stick out and bind once everything was bolted up. I reinstalled the old axles with the new bearings and everything flushed up perfectly and I only had to add 2 shims to get the end play specs. Thanks Moses and Kevin for the help. Moses awesome site...one stop shop for 4x4 and Dual Sport pax.
  2. Moses, I appreciate the fast response and compare the axle length and get back to you. I had a new 2 piece axle set on the shelf and figured since I was replacing the bearings and seals I might as well replace the axles and hubs. I started this project 17 years ago (the Navy got in the way..hah) and now I am putting this 82' CJ back together. - sand blasted frame and POR 15 everything (17 years ago) - bought new skyjacker suspension/shocks and erathane everthing (17 years ago) - bought new axles,seals,bearings ( 17years ago) - still need seats, tires, and new carb (good thing I didnt order these 17 years ago..would be bad/dry rotted by now..hah!) Thanks again. Andy 08' KTM EXCR 530 82' CJ 86/88 CR 500 93' CBR F2
  3. Moses or anyone else that can help...... I also replaced my seals and bearings on my AMC 20 and the above info was extremely helpful. I replaced my 2 piece axle and hubs in the process and now have no end play even with two .003 and two .010 on the left side as the TSM states. I thought the new bearings may not be seated all the way so I pulled everything apart and reverified they were seated properly with my shop press. The bearing cup on the left side seems to be sticking out enough to bind(causing no end play) when the outer axle shaft seal is tightened....hence the reason I thought the bearings weren't seated all the way. The cup does seat flush when the axle is removed so I know nothing on the axle housing is preventing it from seating. I also tried tapping on the axles with a soft blow hammer to ensure they were seated all the way but this still didn't allow the bearing cup to seat flush with axel housing. Do I just need to keep adding more shims or what else could it be? Any help would be appreciated. Andy
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