What I want...

[Brock]

1- I would like to be taught how to change out a CV axle in case I ever break one on the trail

2- I would like to be taught how to rebuild a hub, disconnect and setup a broke driveshaft for ride home in FWD if the case.

3- What to do if a spring breaks, shock breaks or other suspension part..some field expediencies.

I learned a lot about my 60 wrenching on it but now have to learn about a 100 series....

Looks like suspension, CV axles and boots, and rear driveshaft are the three biggies. What is worth buying to carry with you on trail....are left and right CV axles identical...what are best tools....is there a quick or field easy repair versus what is shown in repair manuals. Does the wooden plug or cork plug trick work in a plastic fuel tank like it does in a steel tank?

I like being prepared....actual experience required...no desktop quarterbacks with ideas needed....experience only.

 

[SHERMAN FJ62]

Desktop quarterbacks , lowballers, shyt talkers and peanut gallery is all you will find here.

But in the spirit of Friday I reccommend that you just make sure glenn goes on all of our wheeling trips wheather you have to take him against his will and feed him Coronas all weekend.

 

[Brock]

That is worth the effort....better chance of doing that than getting BBQpunk to crack his wallet wider. LOL

 

[mylene]

You can borrow Thomas for a weekend?

 

[BELMONT148]

Do you think you will have to worry about any of the cv and hub stuff until you lock the front end? I would think the ATRAC would baby the front end components until you put an ARB up there.

My guess woould be to buy an FSM and do a front wheel bearing job yourself to get familiar with how the front end is put together. But that's just how I would start out.

Jeremy

 

[Brock]

got FSM....front bearings just done last month so not into taking apart for discussions sake.

I dont know...if enough bind it could still pop one I guess as I remember guys popping FJC front cv axles without front lockers...but most were in high traction, high stress trails like MOAB, RUBICON, etc....

 

[BBQ BOY]

Do I have to teach you everything?!!!

 

[BMThiker]

Brock, I have changed a CV axle on my FJC. I can't imagine its that different on the 100. Left and right are identical on the FJC. I certainly wouldn't want to do it on the trail, but in a pinch and with a lot of heaving and ho-ing it could be done. The worst part is yanking the axle out of the diff... a dicey maneuver if your truck is balancing on a hi-lift. You really need a slap hammer to get it out. Check out the thread on the FJC forum in the tech section for how to change a CV. I printed that out and used it word for word to do mine. Dan Kunz was there for muscle support when I did it. I saved the old one as a spare. You need to pick up a spare axle assembly, if you want to fix this on the trail. Also helped Daniel P pull his CV after the last WNC run. He had a leaky seal at the diff, so we changed it in the parking lot at Autozone.

Don't know about rear axles on 100, but they are identical on FJC - no issue with mine yet.

I've been on the trail when someone broke a rear shock and we did not have anything to hold it in place. The upper threaded stud sheared off and we tried using about 2 dozen zip ties to hold the shock body against the frame and sorta in the upper bucket. It only lasted about 100 ft. If you are really worried about shocks/springs then the best thing is to spares in your kit. I don't know of any trail fix for that specific type of breakage.

As for hubs, I've changed a front hub before and again the only fix is to have a spare. On the FJC its a unit bearing assembly held in by 4 bolts. You just remove the wheel, caliper, rotor and back out the 4 captured bolts. Bang on it with a BFH to loosen it and slide it off. Reverse steps with new assembly.
I've not tried to do the rear hubs yet, so don't know what's involved.

 

[Brock]

Thanks Rick...

 

[dbenke]

I'll be there for you, Ron.