gear install help

[scorpio_vette]

i bought a carrier for the front and a set of ring and pinion for the front and rear of my wifes 97 TJ. i also got the master install kits to go with that.

i have never done ring and pinion and would like some experienced help please.

anybody willing to help? how much would you want???

 

[Geno]

I get $200 to set gears up on a D30
Your welcome to help, watch or drop it off.
Geno

 

[scorpio_vette]

any way i could talk you into comming up here and doing it pretty pretty please?

i was thinking...................$500 and a case of beer for front and back???

 

[Geno]

I'd be like a fish on dry land outside of my shop and tools.
I'm located 1 hr south of Chicago.
Geno

 

[scorpio_vette]

i do have just about every tool you would need (shop press, air tools, hammers, tons of sockets, etc..etc..etc. mac tools, matco tools, snap-on, craftsman, harbor freight, etc..etc.. tranny jack, engine hoist, etc...etc...) except the speciallty stuff (and knowhow) needed for gear install. otherwise i might attempt it myself.

so i just figured you could bring those.

plus i have the entire front axle assembly torn apart waiting for gears already.

please (besides my wife just checked the credit card balance and informed me that what was supposed to be a $3000 upgrade turned into almost $8000. i'm running out of money.) and please don't take this the wrong way and get upset but if i drive down there with 2 jeeps i'll spend so much on gas that i could pay a shop here to do the install. i would prefer you do it since you work with jeeps. the shop here is a classic and hot rod shop. i've never seen a jeep there.

thanks,
alex

 

[Geno]

Alex, it's just a bit to far...through...Chicago...
Besides I got so much goin on no time for a road trip as of now.
Maybe check back in a few weeks if you dont find someone closer.
Geno

 

[scorpio_vette]

cool.

i read the instructions that came with the gears and did some research online on gear install writeups. i figured i'm just gonna go visit my MAC tool guy and giving him a shoping list and add some more stuff to my ever growing tool collection. a friend of mine who is a fabricator also wants to do his gears but doesn't want to pay anybody. he has some old axles laying around, so we might take those apart and re-build them once or twice till we get the hang of it. it would really be nice if i could learn how to do this since i'm gonna be re-gearing my other 2 jeeps within the next 1 to 2 years. that could get expensive if i always pay somebody else.

but if i absolutely can't figure it out then me might just have to take the roadtrip after all.

thanks,
alex

PS: if you have any pointers that aren't in the "typical" setup instructions, that would be appreciated.