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Wif

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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« on: June 29, 2006, 09:47:34 PM »
The 36mm axle shaft nut .. where it goes thru the unit bearing.
Is it the same for a TJ as a YJ ... 175ft/lbs ??
I don't have a TJ manual handy .. but the YJ one says 175ft/lbs

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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2006, 05:46:04 AM »
My 2003 FSM says 175 ft-lbs for the axle nut.

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Wif

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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2006, 07:28:19 AM »
Quote from: "Vinman"
My 2003 FSM says 175 ft-lbs for the axle nut.

Vince


Thanks Vin .. I thought as much but wanted to be sure.
It seemed 10 times as hard to undo as it was to torque back up .. I'll double check the wrench ..  :lol:

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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2006, 11:36:11 PM »
The odd one gets seized up a bit after a while. Most of them dont live long enough to get to that point, but the odd one does :D  :D
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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2006, 11:44:48 PM »
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The odd one gets seized up a bit after a while. Most of them dont live long enough to get to that point, but the odd one does :D  :D

Hey Bill .. I had to use a 4 foot breaker bar to bust this loose. The bearing had managed to last 5 years .. maybe the last few months in this state. It had a huge amount of play in it .. guess the PO didn't feel the play in the wheel, or hear the noise coming from the u/j.

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Torque setting for front axle shaft nut on a 2001 TJ
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2006, 03:30:28 PM »
yup... I needed a six pack, a thesarus for swear words, a BFH, and a 4ft breaker bar to get mine off. took a while but she finnaly budged.