Recent content by slychicken37

For those still following this thread I spent yesterday and took off the rear differential cover. I attached a few photos but everything seemed tight and good to go. Used a pry bar but could not create any movement in the carrier or pinion. Still haven't filled out suspension. Just for...

I am not for sure on the rear leaf springs....how can you tell? When the jeep sits the rear leafs are basically flat under compression with nothing in the back.....should they still be convex shaped when sitting without load?

I can rotate the driveshaft when the jeep is parked on the ground but not a 1/4 turn..... maybe an 1/8th turn maximum. Today I tried some of the above options described below: 1. I removed the driveshaft. The u-joints all felt fine with no play or slop anywhere. Needle bearings felt smooth...

Ftwelder: Yes what you describe is precisely what happens to me. If I slip the clutch a little or shift into second it's smooth. It's original clutch/pp everything. The previous owner did a complete fluid change about 40k ago (tcase, tranny, f&r diffs) so I might change rear differential...

Any particular grease for the slip yoke or just a heavy duty bearing grease? Thanks for all the input everybody....and if any other suggestions come up, please do not hesitate to give them.

Thanks for all the input. This morning I threw a jack under the rear end, put the tranny (and tcase) in Neutral so everything would spin freely. I grabbed, tugged, and pushed on the yoke/pinion/driveshaft and could not create any movement that was not a normal rotation. I pulled on the wheels...

In regards to the colapsable bushing....did you replace this yourself? Doesnt this require removing the pinion, carrier, and re-shimming/backlash of the entire rear end? This might be a little over my head. I have replaced axles and removed c-clips etc. but did not mess with the carrier or...

So this is baffling me, and hopefully someone will know exactly what I am talking about. 1998 XJ, 4.0L, 4x4, Manual 5sp, Pretty much bone stock, 138k miles When I am taking off in 1st or just switch into 2nd gear I will get a violent bucking from the rear end. Almost like it is wanting to dry...