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Axle Bearing Cap Question

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by DanStew, Jun 21, 2006.

  1. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    OK, what will happen if you mixed the bearing caps on an axle?

    I am getting a differnt axle to run in the jeep and quite possibly the caps have been swapped, as i am not sure if th caps are on the axle or off, because it was sent to a shop in pieces and i am not sure how i will get it back. The jeep is not a daily driver so if i lose a bit of life in th e bearings it wont kill me. Is there a way from the factory to tell which cap goes where?
     
    DanStew, Jun 21, 2006
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  2. 66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

    the caps have a marker cast in them. I used a letter/numberpunch set and labeled them L and R when I rebuilt mine last fall.
     
    66cj5, Jun 21, 2006
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  3. Posimoto

    Posimoto Hopeless JEEP Addict

    Hopefully it was disassembled by someone who knew to mark the bearing caps. There are eight ways to get them wrong and only one way to get them right. If you don't get a real answer here, I'd check with a driveline shop. There is probably a way to tell which way goes up, but I don't know how you would know right from left. Good luck, Dan.
     
    Posimoto, Jun 21, 2006
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  4. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    fortunately i have the other axle here that the diff was never messed with. so i see the "dana" markings on it, so i will align them like the markings. but still curious what will happen if it is put on wrong.
     
    DanStew, Jun 21, 2006
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  5. DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

    [wipes sweat off brow]

    I got the housing and axles, and the caps are indeed marked and i have them in correctly. So that makes me feel much better :)
     
    DanStew, Jun 21, 2006
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