Jeep JK Wrangler Front Axle Shaft Removal and Installation : HOW TO

[@atomneely]

This looks way easier than I thought it would be, thanks for the video!

[@wayalife]

Happy to help!

[@martinand1664]

Thanks for this video. I had never done something this much on a jeep or anything on any car but today I managed to change my broken front drive axel shaft. Although I live in Northern Europe where it snows 6 months of the year and lots of salty roads, those 13 mm bolts were pain in the butt, two wrenches bended but the bolts won’t come off, I tried blow torch for 30 seconds and then used a 13mm socket with a long breaker bar, the first two came out with ease but the third one broke. My wheel bearing was getting very bad because of corrosion so I got a new one with 3 new bolts, I removed the ABS sensor from the wheel hub and bearing and kept the new one as a spare. I got a torque impact wrench with 1400 pound feet of torque, it opened the the 36 mm axel bearing in 2 seconds. I was using a hydraulic jack so my angels were a bit too hard.

[@wayalife]

Happy to hear our video was helpful to you.

[@Z32orDIe]

Thank you for this video! Saved me $1200 bucks worth of labor.

[@wayalife]

Awesome, so glad to hear it :)

[@irish4wd]

I wish all videos to do stuff were this good.

[@wayalife]

LOL - it they were, you wouldn't recognize how much effort we put into our videos 😁

[@upalms]

Great video, hit everything including socket size and tourqe, no annoying music 2 thumbs up!

[@jessewoody5772]

upalms my 2008 axle nut is 35mm

[@bdubnit]

These videos are so helpful! Although you make it look way easier than it was for me the first time I removed my axel shafts to install my heavy duty ball joints. snapped one of the bolts that holds the hub to the knuckle... talk about a PITA

[@loveisallweneedify]

You got the most knowledgeable and best videos I have ever seen 🤩🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💪🏼💪🏼⚙️⚙️

[@wayalife]

Why thank you. Happy to hear you say as much 😊

[@brankz1533]

Even though I'm not part of waya anymore I still think your videos are awesome

[@Buckskindrifter]

All fun until you dislodge an inner axel seal. Can’t stress that enough go slow and gentle when installing or removing a shaft.

[@goikoo]

This type of video tutorials are great.You could make a review of your JK with modifications , inside and out?

[@wayalife]

+Borja Goikoetxea I'll see what I can do.

[@chadgdry3938]

he's not wrong. Look like you took a path of upgrades many people will be interested to understand why and what was the result. Did the upgrade give you what you wanted, more, less? I'd binge watch those.

[@719_overland]

Nice needed that bit of info to help with my brothers JK, thanks guys. The Barefoot Family

[@wayalife]

+C Berkenbile Glad to hear it was helpful

[@davidbtc295]

only thing i will say is DO NOT throw away the guide unless its trashed and if it is get new ones. They can save your butt from popping the seal loose as you guide shaft in. Especially on the passenger side. USE THE GUIDES !!!

[@justinaug29]

I would love to see more videos like this!

[@wayalife]

+VirtualJustin We definitely hope to do more like it.

[@siegfriedobrabender4215]

What prevents warter, dust or mud from entering te axel tube? I see no seal or dust cover, thank you! vey good video!

[@wayalife]

Nothing really. There are aftermarket seals you can buy and install but really, it's not that big of a deal. There is of course and axle seal inside the tube by the pumpkin.

[@siegfriedobrabender4215]

@@wayalife Thank you!

[@SteveFunk]

Great video, thanks for including torque specs

[@wayalife]

Glad to hear it was helpful to you.

[@thomasspinks692]

Changed mine today thanks alot!!

[@wayalife]

Awesome - glad that we could be of help with our video :)

[@alfredodoe3445]

I was gonna do this but i found 2 front axles and a rear axle mopar brand new for 200 dollars couldn't pass on that but paid 100 for 6 bolts cuz the original is discontinued and they made the axle different

[@literbiker]

Nice Video sir. I'm on the fence about upgrading shafts on the D30 front when the time comes or getting a Rubi D44 front. I have lots of time though, and don't know if anything more than a 35" will hit my jeep.

[@wayalife]

+Chris Hart If you're just going to run 35's, you're more than likely going to be just fine with your Dana 30. As far as shafts go, I'd personally wait until you really need them. As you said, you have time on your hands and so you should save your money until you "need" to spend it.

[@literbiker]

+Wayalife Thank you. I figured that the Dana 30 would be ok. I'm still new to the JK so I haven't had time to look at the specs on the JK Dana 30 vs older versions I'm more familiar with.

[@kieldrewry1546]

Thank you for the video,it helped me out

[@wayalife]

Awesome! So glad to hear it. 👍

[@waltercheney9643]

RED LOCTITE???? Oh man. Please use Blue people lol.

[@Z32orDIe]

Agreed, please use blue thread locker for caliper bolts. You ever have to remove these caliper bolts to replace pads and youll be thank yourself for the blue thread locker. And cursing yourself for the red haha

[@DanielS-wk5dj]

Exactly my comment. I understand not wanting things to come apart but unless you're feeling like pulling a torch out to change your brake pads might want to stick to blue, or none

[@ElleryBaker]

Loctite now makes an orange series. Supposedly holds like red, but let’s go like blue.

[@thedoorider]

@@ElleryBaker wow! Really!!

[@yusheng4637]

I notice that when you tighten the hub nut, the shaft comes out a little bit. Doesn't it mean that the splines are not fully seated in the differential?

[@buett4581]

Should there be a seal on the outside part of the shaft of the passenger side? It looks like the stock shaft has one but the one I got from crown and the one you have in the video do not. Thanks for a great tutorial!!!

[@OffTheBeatenPath_]

35mm socket for the the hub nut, NOT 36mm. 36mm will work in a pinch but it's the wrong size.

[@michaelnorman1571]

I have a 08 JK. How many seals are in the front end? I know the DANA 30 has an inner and outter for each side. The Jeep dealership tells me the JK's only have 1 per side. Is this true and where is it located?

[@Anschutz270]

Thanks for this. Went to recover a Nissan in snow and somehow my axle shaft and ball joints failed.

[@thomasbertrand1223]

How do you take the wheel hub off?

[@etwanfredrich9514]

How important is that plastic guide ring at 2:07? I just noticed the other day that there’s a small ring around my axle shaft that keeps working it’s way out of the axle tube when I drive. Should I be concerned about this? I usually just use a thin long piece of metal to push it back in but it just works it’s way back out. Does it keep water out or something or can I just cut it off or ignore it?

[@wayalife]

Not important at all. They're just guides that are used during assembly.

[@etwanfredrich9514]

Wayalife thanks man! Ik it’s kinda mentioned in the video but eh. Just wanted to be sure. Haha

[@viperv303]

Awesome vid! Very help full. I am curious, how big are those tires?

[@wayalife]

You're looking at a set of 40x15.50 tires. Way too big for the front axle we were running at the time.

[@viperv303]

WOW! And I thought the 37x13.5 on mine were big.

[@Sniperssx]

Can cover on U joint after can help to protect Tha Axle and joint sealing Axle as well, when I keep Tha car in one side uper than other side I can see lake from lower area from front Axle happen for both way for the front please let me know thanks

[@greeneyes76lkn]

Great video

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@HeavyChevyMega]

Working on my 2013 Wrangler Sahara here in the rust belt of Buffalo .What size open end wrench was that on the 3 bolts holding in the hub assembly( I was using a 6 sided socket but it seems like it is starting to strip and I broke the speed sensor part going into the the hub, can you just dig that out and get a new speed sensor wire going into it or should I buy the wheel hub assembly with a speed sensor wire with it?

[@wayalife]

You need to use a 12 point 13mm wrench for the bolts. Also, you can buy a new speed sensor but they typically come with new hubs.

[@scottjones1491]

Great video but where exactly do the new axle guides slide onto the shaft to keep it centered???

[@wayalife]

You don't reuse them. You just need to tilt up the shaft and guide it in.

[@Phillma84]

eddie...what wheel adapter are you using? it looks to be a single piece. Most I have found are two piece when doing the 5X5 to 8X6.5. Thanks in advance

[@wayalife]

Spidertrax

[@nomadz002]

Our axle seems to be rusted on how do we get it out. I notice all the videos cut out until it’s broke free

[@wayalife]

Sorry, didn't mean to leave any steps out. My axles always come right out, just as you see in this video. That said, you can use a hammer or pry bar to help free it up. I know it's not the same thing but you can kind of see what I mean on this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PSZ42ar9Snfas Granted, the yokes were all jacked up but you get the idea.

[@nitroxide17]

Nice video. BTW do you have to drain the diff fluid before you remove the shaft? Thanks!

[@wayalife]

Some fluid will most likely leak out after pulling the shafts but just a little. A proper fill will have the fluid sitting at about the base of the tubes. So no, it isn't necessary to drain the fluid first.

[@robertbellamy2292]

nice video! I only wished when I did that last it went as smooth

[@wayalife]

+Robert Bellamy LOL!! I assume you live up in the rust belt?

[@robertbellamy2292]

+Wayalife yea Ontario Canada. lots of salt

[@lebedda]

it looks like your speed sensor wire bracket is on backwards. they are marked "L" and "R" with an arrow pointing (I am assuming) towards the front.

[@wayalife]

They're extended brake lines to accommodate the amount of droop we have. I purposefully installed them this way as it did a better job of keeping the lines out of the way of potential damage.

[@maxmasify]

hey my front axle (gear ratio 3.73 dana 30) is bent. im currently trying to remove the axle shaft and its not doing anything. any recommendation? btw it doesnt look like the axle shaft is bent.

[@jesshelton6470]

when I pull outer shaft out will all the fluid from the inside come out

[@HavocAdventure]

I'm curious how long this d44 axle will stay together with 40's on there.

[@wayalife]

+Running925 Not very long if we were to keep the 40's on there. We just ran them for brake testing but will be going back to our old 37's.

[@jimperdue6166]

Oops, I spoke too soon. I believe the two caliper bolts are tightened to 35 ft/lbs

[@wayalife]

Just going off of what my factory service manual says.

[@loveisallweneedify]

What breaks calipers you got ?

[@wayalife]

In this video, you are looking at Dynatrac ProGrip.

[@YFZMoto]

I Love the how to Video's Eddie, with this being My first JKU it sure helps Me do things my self instead of having others do it for Me. No Guessing. Thanks for the Helpful Vids.....

[@wayalife]

+YFZMoto Glad to hear it.

[@vanq884]

I was told to use anti-seas for bolts not lactite for doing this job

[@wayalife]

Guess you should do what you were told then. Certainly, I would never pretend to know as much or more than whoever told you that.

[@vanq884]

@@wayalife hoped you would say something more constructive and helpful, I am just going by you people that have much more knowledge then I. Thanks for your help

[@vanq884]

My info came from extreme terrain

[@wayalife]

@vanq884 LOL - not sure what you were hope that I would say. I can guarantee you that those bolts were NOT installed with antiseize from the factory.

[@vanq884]

@@wayalife so be it, have a good life. Hope you have happier days

[@jimperdue6166]

It would be helpful to mention the torque numbers, the hub bolts and caliper bolts, and the 36mm center hub bolt.

[@wayalife]

Umm, maybe keep watching the video LOL

[@jimperdue6166]

@@wayalife I caught myself on that one. I finished the video AFTER my post. My bad.

[@Thehowardhaeg]

I didn't realize how easy this was. I have a bent front drivers side axle shaft in my 2009. Now I just need to find some stronger shafts I suppose.

[@savaking72]

Makes it look sooooo easy! Oh, are those Dynatrac Ball Joints?

[@wayalife]

+S Dellinger Yup, those are Dynatrac ProSteer ball joints

[@BAWLS2894]

Unit bearing is the hub right?

[@DavidB-bq5ek]

Excellent video, I was able to complete the job as instructed.

[@wayalife]

Awesome, glad it helped you out :)

[@thebull4344]

Where is the rest of the video of how to remove the axle shaft because I’m trying to learn how to remove it and I’m stuck. You guys don’t show that part where it’s easy to take of. The only part that you guys show is removing the brake parts with hub assembly. You guys say after that the axle shaft slides right out?

[@wayalife]

Not sure what to tell you, our shaft came out with ease. Could be your splines are twisted.

[@tal2471983]

great video! thank you!

[@sierramantrvlnus]

Yay

[@OffRoadOverlandCamping]

Great video Eddie! How did you learn do fix your jeep? Where you a mechanic in your previous life?

[@wayalife]

Truthfully, I figured if someone was going to screw things up on my Jeep, it might as well be me.

[@johnheide2846]

What is the splint count on a factory 07-16 JK front axle?

[@wayalife]

On a Sport and Sahara with a Dana 30? 27 spline. On a Rubicon with a Dana 44, it's 30

[@johnheide2846]

I`ve read some say 30 other 32 so finally opened mine and yes, it`s 32

[@makingamericagreat5271]

love the videos!!! what ball joints are those??

[@wayalife]

+John Licastro You are looking at Dynatrac ProSteer ball joints.

[@makingamericagreat5271]

thanks.....keep up the great videos

[@salehalqahtani5544]

Thank you so much!! very helpful.

[@wayalife]

Glad to know this was helpful to you :)

[@jim9win]

Come on can't be that easy 😂 going to do the front this weekend. Every project that I doing on my Jeep is 2 😫 hour +

[@wayalife]

LOL - hope our video helps speed things along for you :)

[@schlickwill989]

Was it as easy as the video made it seem?

[@martinand1664]

What is a 12.13 mm wrench? That doesn’t sound correct

[@wayalife]

12 point as in, it has 12 sides as opposed to just 6 on the box end and then, in a 13mm size.

[@ARC928]

Why does everyone refers to the hub nut as 36 mm when it's actually a 35 mm ?

[@wayalife]

+Ron i Sorry, didn't mean to offend. 36mm is just what I've had and have been using for about 10 years now. That being said, 1mm is really small and it won't make any difference especially on a 6-sided socket.

[@ARC928]

No problem you're not the only one, everyone calling it 36. I wanted to carry this socket in my on-the-road tool box so I measured the nut, no set comes with a 35mm, I had to order a single socket. I guess that's why everyone using the 36 which is more common.

[@Suesonly]

@@ARC928 A lot of people use a 36mm - from what I hear - also due to how tight a 35mm can be when parts get rusty

[@DavidB-bq5ek]

It is a 36mm.

[@vanceogden2482]

You did that 100% ahead of time. LOL I came here for tips on getting the bearing to let go. No help at all

[@wayalife]

LOL - we live in Nevada, everything is easier.

[@macksoutdoors757]

If you use red locktite and have to replace any of that stuff down the road... And you will. You'll wish you used blue instead!

[@wayalife]

If you say so. Been using red for well over 20 years now and have never wished that I had used blue instead.

[@daverogers4605]

You might not want to recommend to people to double up on the wrenches. I know it works, but double wrenching can have bad results.

[@wayalife]

LOL - if you say so.

[@daverogers4605]

@@wayalife you've obviously never had a wrench break.

[@wayalife]

@@daverogers4605 you obviously use shitty tools.

[@daverogers4605]

@@wayalife haha, sure buds

[@wayalife]

@@daverogers4605 LOL - just calling it like I see it. But hey, you're the internet expert 👍

[@victorwest8041]

Why would the TJ axle nut require 175 ft. lbs. torque but this JK only 100 ft. lbs???

[@JakeBoss302]

Great video! Thank you.

[@wayalife]

+Jacob Krisovitch It's our pleasure. We just hope we can be of some help.