Do both rear axle shafts have the extra long splines or is it just one of the shafts? I broke my left rear shaft. Is it the left side that can get jammed in the differential?
Elocker rear axle shafts
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I’m interested interested in how you broke the axle shaft? We like pictures too...
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So the passenger side is just a standard axle shaft that works in locked and non locked housings? Im still waiting on pics, someone else took them. It was my fj40 with a 80 rear axle.
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Here is where I broke it. The rear tire was jammed in a rock and my mighty 2f snapped the shaft. It's geared somewhat low. Kind of hard to see the left rear but It was fairly well trapped.
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Exactly the opposite. The passenger side is the one with the long splines (if an E-locker), or shorter splines if non-locked. The driver's side is the same shaft either way.
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But the passenger side normally doesn't get stuck when its broken?
Passenger side is the one that gets stuck when splines twist, or broken.
Passenger side is different between E-Locker(long splines) and open(short splines).
Drivers side is the same between the two.
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Ok thanks. I was confused about that.
White Stripe, Below you'll find a few threads that might be helpful when you go to repair your broken axle. The first one covers how to rebuild your rear axle. The next one deals with a mod that you'll want to do to the splines of your new locker axle, to prevent it from sticking in place should you twist it, or break it.
forum.ih8mud.com
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How-to: rear axle rebuild
I haven't seen a step-by-step on the rear axle rebuild. Granted, this one isn't nearly as bad as the front, and can be done in just a few hours, depending on the condition of some of your parts. First things first: it doesn't mention it in the FSM, but if you have lockers, lock the rear axle...
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Rear Factory Locked Axle Shaft Mod
I wanted to share some knowledge that I acquired from a friend regarding modifying your rear passanger side axle shaft. This will allow you to remove the twisted portion of the axle shaft if it breaks under load. My friend Kenny documented the process and dimensions where to modify the shaft...
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