Birty Dastards Jeep Club
Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Graham on December 28, 2012, 12:13:33 PM
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Whilst I'm fairly competent to do most things on the TJ, the thought of fitting new ring and pinions (and getting it right) doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling!!
Has anyone done it or can anyone recommend somewhere in the midlands that might be able to do it? I can get the bits direct from the US, with a bit of advice from the suppliers to make sure I get the right bits. The only place I can think of is Dave Mac propshafts in Coventry.
Any other ideas?
Cheers,
Graham.
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send bubba on here a pm :icon_winkle:
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Yep Bubba is the Man
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What they said ^^
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If you do go to Kev's (and its on a saturday) for god sake DO NOT HAVE BREAKFAST before hand. Ali cooks a mean one :)
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Yep Bubba is the Man
Cant recomend him highly enough, re-geared our TJ & fitted true tracs front & rear :icon_super:
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Sounds like I may have found my answer, and he's not far away. PM sent!
Thanks for all the replies,
Graham
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Whilst I'm fairly competent to do most things on the TJ, the thought of fitting new ring and pinions (and getting it right) doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling!!
Has anyone done it or can anyone recommend somewhere in the midlands that might be able to do it? I can get the bits direct from the US, with a bit of advice from the suppliers to make sure I get the right bits. The only place I can think of is Dave Mac propshafts in Coventry.
Any other ideas?
Cheers,
Graham.
I was nervous about the first time I did R&P on my YJ, chatted with a local gearbox specialist & here on birties and they gave me enough confidence to carry on... since then I've done a number of them and really pleased that I taught how to do it myself, I have only basic mechanical skills and all went well, also fitted lockers front and rear, all happy days, if you do something wrong you'll know by just turning it.
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I have considered doing it myself. I have done suspension lifts, changed uj's, on the front shafts, body lift etc but that's all just remove and replace type work. Whilst I have a good range of tools and a good place to work in, I don't have any specific tools for removing/pressing bearings, setting bearing preload and all that stuff.
The advantage I do have is that the jeep is not the daily driver so I could take it to bits and leave it in bits for a month if I needed to.
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We are on the same song sheet, I got a machine shop to press the bearings on, I spoke to them about per load, and matey just smiled and said don't worry, just fit the same shims that come out, he was right and all fine, yeah I had a few head scratching moments, but end result was I can do it myself now and didn't pay lots of cash. Happy days
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you cant put the same shims in with a regear plus the crush sleeves are fussy
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Thanks for all of the replies. I think I'm sorted now and it's not going to be a DIY job. I'm happy to admit when I'm beaten :icon_biggrin:
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good news
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Job for MJS perhaps ?