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Rear Pinion Seal Replacement

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Douglas C Box, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. Oct 16, 2009
    Douglas C Box

    Douglas C Box New Member

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    I am getting ready to replace the rear axle pinion seal on my 1964 CJ5

    What size is the nut that holds the yoke on.

    The jeep is out of town and i want to make sure I have the correct size socket.
     
    Douglas C Box, Oct 16, 2009
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  2. Oct 16, 2009
    duffer

    duffer Rodent Power

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    I think most of them are 1 3/16-not the most common socket.
     
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  3. Oct 16, 2009
    AKCJ

    AKCJ Active Member

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    Like duffer says - there's more than one size. Pretty sure I had to go buy a 1 3/16" socket.
     
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  4. Oct 17, 2009
    JeepPower

    JeepPower Hopeless Gearhead

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    might be 1 1/8 also...
     
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  5. Oct 17, 2009
    Dummy

    Dummy I kick hippies

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    You can buy a regular 1/2-inch non-impact socket at pretty much any autoparts store for under $20. Bummer if you've already got that size, but if you guess wrong at least you'll still be able to get it off. Yeah - sizes are all over the place. Usually 1-1/8 or 1-3/16.
     
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  6. Oct 17, 2009
    ADF222

    ADF222 New Member

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    on my 65 cj5, D44 its 1 1/8". i took a pair of vise grips and tightened it till i could slip it off the nut and measured the width of the jaws on a tape measure. (poor man's calipers) :rofl:
     
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  7. Oct 18, 2009
    AKCJ

    AKCJ Active Member

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    I have found that a half inch drive socket works nearly every time but wouldn't work on the pinion nut on one of the d18's I have. I had to go borrow a 3/4" socket for that one.

    Just sayin', sometimes they can be tough to get off.
     
    AKCJ, Oct 18, 2009
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