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[BiGdAdDeE]

I love when someone really goes the extra mile to step by step this for us guys just learning but itch to do something like this.  Thanks Chuck!

[cj7fan]

well said Big D and Chuck thanks for posting up all the pics...... I am lovin this!!!!  Let me know when the house across the street comes up for sale....LOL

Nice work and I can't wait to see how this build come out.

K

[Posimoto]

Last time I mentioned the house across the street was for sale my in-laws moved in….true story, they moved in a little over a year ago.

Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement! Taking a few extra pics is the least I could do especially if it may help someone down the road or just for entertainment purposes either way expect plenty of them.   

[98xj]

I love when someone really goes the extra mile to step by step this for us guys just learning but itch to do something like this.  Thanks Chuck!

2X...

Thanks for Posting this up Chuck. I've really enjoyed reading this thread. It's looking good. Let me know if you ever need a hand with anything. I'm not that far away.

[Posimoto]

I cleaned the axle using a degreaser then chased all the threads. I wire wheeled the bolts as well to remove the rust and years of RVT that had built up on the base of the threads.



Shot some Rusty Metal primer

[Posimoto]

Here is an axle shaft u-joint that has been inactive for about 13 years and seldom if ever used in 4 wheel drive. As you can see it’s rusted and will need a bit more patients to remove.



I first removed the 4 rusted C-clips that were located on the inside of the ears. Hitting the cap with a hammer loosen up the clips enough to remove with a screw driver.

Note: above is the waggy shaft below is the Chevy shaft (spare)



To remove the caps I used a vice opened enough to support two of the ears. Then I used a hammer on the thick part of the shaft to back out the caps. When the caps were out enough I used pliers to work them out the rest of the way.



I will sub out the shafts to be cut down.

[Posimoto]

I had the waggy long side shaft cut down 4 1/8” and the extra chevy shaft spare cut to match.





Primed with a couple coats of gloss black

[Twisty]

Where did you have that done, Chuck?  It looks great!

[BiGdAdDeE]

those shafts did come out really nice.  We need a name and cost for that.  Looks great

[Posimoto]

Thanks,

I had them cut down at Mitchell in Shrewsbury. The shafts did come out good the only thing I would have liked to seen was some type of protection (plastic cap) on the newly cut splines.

Two front shafts cut and re-spline cost $150, for one $95. The rears cost a bit less.

[98xj]

Looks good Chuck! It was nice catching up with you jerry and ian this weekend.

[Posimoto]

Thanks,

X2, had a great time!

And thanks for bringing along the brake hardware.

[Twisty]

Hey Chuck, have you thought about having the shafts cryoed?  I know that John had them done on the rear, and with a V8 it might be good insurance so you don't break the new shafts.

[Posimoto]

The stock 44s are 52 rockwell on the outside and inward a ¼”, the inside is 20 rockwell. Because the stock shafts are not as strong as alloys they need the flexibility. IMO, having them cryoed can make them brittle “if” not performed properly. However, I’m sure John found a guy that can performs this well.

Both 44 shafts were free so I’ll run them as is and upgrade if they break.

Thanks for the suggestion Tim

[Krome]

Nice work Posi. This is a cool thread!