How To Remove The Front Axle and Change The U joint On YJ/TJ/XJ Jeep Wrangler 

Mostly agree, but I feel compelled to mention that it's not a great idea to drop the axle spline-first onto the pavement like that.

Thanks you! That’s exactly what we are going for! Straight to the point and get it done! Good luck on your repair! Let us know how it goes!

Thanks Tim!!! That’s what we are going for, straight to the point no BS and to make sure you can get the job done yourself! Good luck with the repair! If you want to see a video on a specific repair let us know and we will try to make a video on it!

Aidan Wheele awesome!! There’s nothing to it!!

SAME HERE! Damn-my Jeep has been sitting for a damn month because all the other videos for help made it look so much more involved and added unnecessary information!!

Thanks!

Thanks! Hope your repair goes smoothly!

Don’t let it scare you it really is that easy!

Overland Citrus Thanks bud !

Thanks!! Good luck on changing it out!

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!!!

your welcome! hope it helped!

Good luck on your repair!

probably to replace seals

Or to remove axle clips

You are absolutely correct every once a while you miss and you can dent the wrong part of the shaft so I got used to using the brass hammer it hits every bit as hard as a steel hammer but it’s a lot softer metal so it tends not to hurt what your hitting

@@henryitsdeza5553 thanks for the reply and explanation

William Thompson Well you Are correct your driveline angles or a bit extreme that will indeed cause vibration but Your problem is more than likely the front driveshaft. this is what I would recommend remove the front driveshaft and test drive the vehicle if the vibration is completely gone replace the front driveshaft I myself have a custom driveshaft because of how often they fail. the factory one tends to vibrate even without a lift they are troublesome give that a try and let me know what it dose

Your welcome! Hope tour fix goes well!

All day!? Dang!

@@itsDeza ended up charging me for 5 hours to do the job

There’s nothing to it but to do it! You got this!

Next time I suggest trying the proper tools for the job. For installing the u-joint, use a u-joint puller/press. For getting the hub off, soak it liberally in PB blaster in advance, preferably multiple times. Then once you have the 12-point nuts removed, remove them and put on some spare nuts with same diameter and thread pattern, thread them onto the studs just far enough to make a flat surface, place a space (junk) socked of the appropriate size onto the nut, and hit it with an air hammer, going back and forth from each nut to the next briefly air hammering to shock it free. You can also strike the hub with a BFH if you know where to hit it without ruining it, and/or use a 3-jaw puller. Sometimes multiple of these methods are needed in combination.

Well, definitely check them to make sure they’re bad first they’ll either have play in them or an indication of damage by rust powder shooting out from underneath the seals. Assuming they’re bad when you remove them and put them in you do have to be careful not to knock the needle bearings loose and accidentally get them between the u joint and the U joint cap As far as whacking them with a hammer that does not hurt them for installation and if it’s done correctly, it will sit flush enough that the clip goes on both sides sometimes the clips will fight you a little bit but for the most part they will go on without struggles if they don’t go on and they’re far from going on then most likely you accidentally got a needle bearings between the U joint and the u joint cap at that point you simply disassemble. It remove the needle bearings that is sitting in there you’ll see it’s laying horizontal in the cap then add it back in the Vertically and reinstall. I have had them with that damaged the needle too bad, and I had to either replace the needle or get a new U joint.

@@henryitsdeza5553 thanks for the reply. I’m gonna attempt this this week. Thx again

Thanks! The problem with giving the part numbers is, jeep changed the size of the ujoint for some years. So it’s best to pick the right u joint for your rig.

deez neezy That’s a good point !

^^ This, or loosen the axle nut while the tire is still on the ground

To answer the first question no there is no specific orientation it has to have when it goes back in basically you can spin it 360° and just pop it back in the second question not exactly sure what you’re asking their butt if you’re asking if they’re the same left to right they are not the end shaft that goes into the wheel bearing is the same side to side but not the shaft that runs into the axle

It’s just 4 8mm bolts that hold the straps over the ujoints on the axle. Hope this helps!

Haha I’m not exactly sure what you’re talking about but I rewatched the video again (since we made this video a couple years ago) are you talking about the brake caliper bolts? I don’t remember exactly but it may have been a bad first take and we just put it back in to film showing taking it out. I honestly don’t remember, but I can assure you nothing was taking out and cleaned to make it look easy. If there’s a part you’re having trouble with let me know and I’ll try to give ya some ideas on how to remedy it.

hahahahahah the semen one hahahahah

I didn’t know that and am proud of it… 😯

William Thompson hahhhahah big hammer man lol I was very Surprised it came off easy enough

Yeah mine darn sure didn't come off that easy. Time and grime had formed a sort of epoxy and it was a major P.i.t.A. You should probably add a caveat that if the stars are aligned incorrectly or the gods are angry then one may have a bit of a clash of the titans scenario on their hands

You don’t have a Haynes? $14 used on amazonian- but I did need a heart pill after the axle shaft splines clanked on the ground. Yikes

@@fishhuntadventure yes I do, but it does add to a video when the torques are given ;-)

All of our jeeps are wrecks that’s why we’re on here looking