Howdy all,
A while back I had a ds birfield failure out on an adventure that ended with me limping the vehicle home.
I was in a position where having a local mechanic rebuild the corner for me was my only recourse, so I purchased a new birf, seals, etc and had a 'fixed' vehicle back in my hands the next day, no problems reported.
Fast forward 1000 miles, and I notice seepage on the face of the wheel, as well as some extra messy drips from the wipers on the inner knuckle housing.
At this point I'm wondering if the mechanic replaced the inner axle seal, as it appeared to be gear oil mixed in with the grease.
Fast forward to today, I took apart the hub and knuckle assembly and cleaned out the area to inspect, only to find that the birfield failure appeared to have caused some hefty damage. I've torn these down for a caliper and rotor replacement in the past, but I lack experience with this sort of knuckle, or solid front axles in general. Could you please lend me your opinion on whether or not this inner axle housing is salvageable? Should I attempt to remove some of these burrs or is the damage near the inner axle seal too severe?
Thanks for taking a look and telling me what you think, I appreciate your help.
Facts:
1994 FZJ80 around 280K miles
Factory front E-Locker
A few miles driven at low speed to return home, as it was my last resort and unfortunately unavoidable.
Images of the DS inner knuckle, with damage.
A while back I had a ds birfield failure out on an adventure that ended with me limping the vehicle home.
I was in a position where having a local mechanic rebuild the corner for me was my only recourse, so I purchased a new birf, seals, etc and had a 'fixed' vehicle back in my hands the next day, no problems reported.
Fast forward 1000 miles, and I notice seepage on the face of the wheel, as well as some extra messy drips from the wipers on the inner knuckle housing.
At this point I'm wondering if the mechanic replaced the inner axle seal, as it appeared to be gear oil mixed in with the grease.
Fast forward to today, I took apart the hub and knuckle assembly and cleaned out the area to inspect, only to find that the birfield failure appeared to have caused some hefty damage. I've torn these down for a caliper and rotor replacement in the past, but I lack experience with this sort of knuckle, or solid front axles in general. Could you please lend me your opinion on whether or not this inner axle housing is salvageable? Should I attempt to remove some of these burrs or is the damage near the inner axle seal too severe?
Thanks for taking a look and telling me what you think, I appreciate your help.
Facts:
1994 FZJ80 around 280K miles
Factory front E-Locker
A few miles driven at low speed to return home, as it was my last resort and unfortunately unavoidable.
Images of the DS inner knuckle, with damage.