Wouldn't you be better off, medically, if you were floating on a raft in the
shade with a cool drink in hand to keep the weight off your back and you
hydrated?


"Mike Romain" > wrote in message
...
> Tell me about it, I am trying to convince my wife I would be better off
> medically if I was sitting at the side of the lake up north of you on
> the trail we run where I can jump in to keep cool. Don't need to be
> back until next Wednesday....
>
> And yes, that was the yoke I was thinking about.
>
> Mike
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>>
>> Which yoke are you referring to?
>>
>> The axle had a normal u-joint style pinion yoke on it when it was under
>> my
>> TJ. The Grand Cherokee has a wacky front drive shaft with a weird CV
>> joint
>> at the front that need a different pinion yoke. When I slung the axle
>> under
>> the GC, the TJ pinion yoke was removed (actually that was done well
>> before I
>> started this particular axle swap) and I replaced it with the weird Grand
>> Cherokee yoke. The pinion shaft diameter and spline count is identical on
>> both axles, as is the seal. The depth of the splined part of both yokes
>> appears to be the same too. I have no idea if there are actually any
>> differenced inside of the seal.
>>
>> I made an appointment with the Jeep dealer in the city who seemed to
>> think
>> resetting the pinion bearing preload because of a yoke change was no big
>> deal. I just hope my test driving, and the drive to the dealer on
>> Thursday,
>> won't have ruined anything expensive to replace. I'll drive there at a
>> speed
>> wheere there's no noticeable noise, approximately 70 km/h seems to be
>> good
>> for that.
>>
>> Regardless, I'm not willingly going back into the superheated garage for
>> a
>> while. Heck, I'm sitting in the basement as I type this and sweat is
>> still
>> dripping on my glasses. Why does global warming only affect summertime
>> temperatures up here in Canada anyway?
>>
>> /Peter
>>
>> "Mike Romain" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Will that yoke physically fit then?
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>> > >
>> > > The bearings are not worn out. My TJ was the donor of the axle, and
>> > > it
>> was
>> > > just fine when I removed it.
>> > >
>> > > /Peter
>> > >
>> > > "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> > > > Hi Mike,
>> > > > I'm guessing the other way, the bearings are loose.
>> > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> > > > http://www.billhughes.com/
>> > > >
>> > > > Mike Romain wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Howling when that tight kinda implies worn out bearings eh?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Mike