Yukon Axle question.

[Keith Mopar]

When you guys installed your Yukon Axle's in a 8 3/4 rear, did you have to remove the centering peice in the carrier. (The peice that floats around that lets you set the axle end play) I went to put the axles with new green bearings in today and its like I can't quite get the axles pushed in far enough. Pulled the carrier out and the only thing I can think is this peace is stopping the axles from being pushed in all the way. :wack:

Has any one had this problem before?

 

[340mopar]

Yes, if you use green bearings you remove the center piece the axles touch with tapered bearings

 

[mikedevore]

I used Yukon axles with the green bearings, I did not have to remove the spacer. every thing fit fine.

 

[Keith Mopar]

Well since there are 2 people doing it different ways, I'll try a second attemp at putting it together with the spacer, and see what happens. If that dosn't work I'll remove it and report back.

 

[ta3834bbl]

Well, I think only the clutch type suregrip uses the spacer in the diff, the cone type sure grip does not use it. Maybe that is the difference between the two ?

 

[redfastback]

I believe that is what I heard from randys ring and pinion. what are your 2 case #'s, keith and mike?

 

[mikedevore]

I believe that is what I heard from randys ring and pinion. what are your 2 case #'s, keith and mike?

I think mine was a cone type. I bought a set of moser's for another project a few years back, I had installed the Timken tapered brgs, I tried to set the axle end play, with the adjuster backed out it bottom out. called moser, their answer was to take a grinder to the end of the axle ( so much for quality control ). I ended up having a local machine shop take an 1/8 in off each axle. They worked fine after that. If you have a stock axle compare the length.

 

[Mopower71]

I had to take the spacer out to get my axles in. But I did notice that there are 2 different types of spacers. Not sure which one came out of which rear type, but they are deffinately 2 different sizes.

 

[mikedevore]

I had to take the spacer out to get my axles in. But I did notice that there are 2 different types of spacers. Not sure which one came out of which rear type, but they are deffinately 2 different sizes.

Was it a clutch type suregrip or the cone type

 

[abodybill]

You can take and rotate the spacer 90º to get the thin part of the spacer and if you are LUCKY the axles will go in.

That is if its a cone unit.

I was lucky on my MR.Norm's car and it worked.