Tail shaft bushing

Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is it hard to
do in the car.
Any special tools needed..

"Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
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> Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is
> it hard to do in the car.
> Any special tools needed..
>

You mean the "transfer case tail shaft bushing"? You would have to take the
tail shaft housing off, press the old bushing out, and press the new bushing
in. How do you know, why do you think, it is bad? If it is, the rear drive
shaft front yoke probably is too.

Earle

Hi Earl
It where the rear drive shaft come out of the transmission. It's a 2 WD.. I
can feel the play in the yoke by moving it up and down and right and left. A
friend has the same Jeep and I can't move it at all..

I have a vibration that I can't find when I let off the gas with no load on
the drive train. In the 50 to 75 mph range and I can hear it when it does
it.. I've replace the front u-joint. It was bad on one plane and good in the
other. The yoke didn't look bad, but I didn't put a mic on it... so..... The
SUV has 275K mostly road miles on it....

I've been told that the bushing can be gotten out with out removing the rear
housing. I'm waiting on the real shop manual to come in to see what it says.
I was told that it can be punched inward and it will slide out. Also that
there was a grove that a small punch will go between the housing and the
bushing to force the bushing inward to relieve the pressure so it will come
out... It's best to try and find out for sure before I start this...


"Earle Horton" > wrote in message
om...
> "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
> news
>> Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is
>> it hard to do in the car.
>> Any special tools needed..
>>
>
> You mean the "transfer case tail shaft bushing"? You would have to take
> the
> tail shaft housing off, press the old bushing out, and press the new
> bushing
> in. How do you know, why do you think, it is bad? If it is, the rear
> drive
> shaft front yoke probably is too.
>
> Earle
>
>

Chances are good that your bad universal joint caused the bushing damage.
If you still have the vibration, then you probably have something else going
on other than the bushing, unless the play you are describing is extreme. I
can't picture punching inward on the bushing to relieve the pressure,
because the transmission output shaft is still there to get in the way.
Installing the new bushing is going to present the same sort of problem.
The best bet is to wait for the shop manual, but many times the extension
housing, the part that the bushing is in, can be removed with the
transmission still in the car. Draining the transmission is probably a good
idea first, but the shop manual will discuss that.

Earle

"Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
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> Hi Earl
> It where the rear drive shaft come out of the transmission. It's a 2 WD..
I
> can feel the play in the yoke by moving it up and down and right and left.
A
> friend has the same Jeep and I can't move it at all..
>
> I have a vibration that I can't find when I let off the gas with no load
on
> the drive train. In the 50 to 75 mph range and I can hear it when it does
> it.. I've replace the front u-joint. It was bad on one plane and good in
the
> other. The yoke didn't look bad, but I didn't put a mic on it... so.....
The
> SUV has 275K mostly road miles on it....
>
> I've been told that the bushing can be gotten out with out removing the
rear
> housing. I'm waiting on the real shop manual to come in to see what it
says.
> I was told that it can be punched inward and it will slide out. Also that
> there was a grove that a small punch will go between the housing and the
> bushing to force the bushing inward to relieve the pressure so it will
come
> out... It's best to try and find out for sure before I start this...
>
>
> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> om...
> > "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
> > news
> >> Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is
> >> it hard to do in the car.
> >> Any special tools needed..
> >>
> >
> > You mean the "transfer case tail shaft bushing"? You would have to take
> > the
> > tail shaft housing off, press the old bushing out, and press the new
> > bushing
> > in. How do you know, why do you think, it is bad? If it is, the rear
> > drive
> > shaft front yoke probably is too.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> >
>
>

The play wasn't extreme, but I could feel and hear it as I moved it back and
forth.
..

"Earle Horton" > wrote in message
om...
> Chances are good that your bad universal joint caused the bushing damage.
> If you still have the vibration, then you probably have something else
> going
> on other than the bushing, unless the play you are describing is extreme.
> I
> can't picture punching inward on the bushing to relieve the pressure,
> because the transmission output shaft is still there to get in the way.
> Installing the new bushing is going to present the same sort of problem.
> The best bet is to wait for the shop manual, but many times the extension
> housing, the part that the bushing is in, can be removed with the
> transmission still in the car. Draining the transmission is probably a
> good
> idea first, but the shop manual will discuss that.
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
>> Hi Earl
>> It where the rear drive shaft come out of the transmission. It's a 2 WD..
> I
>> can feel the play in the yoke by moving it up and down and right and
>> left.
> A
>> friend has the same Jeep and I can't move it at all..
>>
>> I have a vibration that I can't find when I let off the gas with no load
> on
>> the drive train. In the 50 to 75 mph range and I can hear it when it does
>> it.. I've replace the front u-joint. It was bad on one plane and good in
> the
>> other. The yoke didn't look bad, but I didn't put a mic on it... so.....
> The
>> SUV has 275K mostly road miles on it....
>>
>> I've been told that the bushing can be gotten out with out removing the
> rear
>> housing. I'm waiting on the real shop manual to come in to see what it
> says.
>> I was told that it can be punched inward and it will slide out. Also that
>> there was a grove that a small punch will go between the housing and the
>> bushing to force the bushing inward to relieve the pressure so it will
> come
>> out... It's best to try and find out for sure before I start this...
>>
>>
>> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
>> > news >> >> Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is
>> >> it hard to do in the car.
>> >> Any special tools needed..
>> >>
>> >
>> > You mean the "transfer case tail shaft bushing"? You would have to
>> > take
>> > the
>> > tail shaft housing off, press the old bushing out, and press the new
>> > bushing
>> > in. How do you know, why do you think, it is bad? If it is, the rear
>> > drive
>> > shaft front yoke probably is too.
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

What really holds that shaft in place, is a ball bearing inside the housing.
The bushing you are talking about is reinforcement for the end of the shaft,
because it sticks out pretty far from the bearing. You can live with a
little play, but that shop manual you ordered should tell you how much is
acceptable. If you can rent, buy or borrow a dial gauge, you can quantify
the play you have.

Earle

"Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> The play wasn't extreme, but I could feel and hear it as I moved it back
and
> forth.
> .
>
> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Chances are good that your bad universal joint caused the bushing
damage.
> > If you still have the vibration, then you probably have something else
> > going
> > on other than the bushing, unless the play you are describing is
extreme.
> > I
> > can't picture punching inward on the bushing to relieve the pressure,
> > because the transmission output shaft is still there to get in the way.
> > Installing the new bushing is going to present the same sort of problem.
> > The best bet is to wait for the shop manual, but many times the
extension
> > housing, the part that the bushing is in, can be removed with the
> > transmission still in the car. Draining the transmission is probably a
> > good
> > idea first, but the shop manual will discuss that.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
> > ink.net...
> >> Hi Earl
> >> It where the rear drive shaft come out of the transmission. It's a 2
WD..
> > I
> >> can feel the play in the yoke by moving it up and down and right and
> >> left.
> > A
> >> friend has the same Jeep and I can't move it at all..
> >>
> >> I have a vibration that I can't find when I let off the gas with no
load
> > on
> >> the drive train. In the 50 to 75 mph range and I can hear it when it
does
> >> it.. I've replace the front u-joint. It was bad on one plane and good
in
> > the
> >> other. The yoke didn't look bad, but I didn't put a mic on it...
so.....
> > The
> >> SUV has 275K mostly road miles on it....
> >>
> >> I've been told that the bushing can be gotten out with out removing the
> > rear
> >> housing. I'm waiting on the real shop manual to come in to see what it
> > says.
> >> I was told that it can be punched inward and it will slide out. Also
that
> >> there was a grove that a small punch will go between the housing and
the
> >> bushing to force the bushing inward to relieve the pressure so it will
> > come
> >> out... It's best to try and find out for sure before I start this...
> >>
> >>
> >> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> >> om...
> >> > "Gerald K4NHN" > wrote in message
> >> > news > >> >> Has anyone replaced the tail shaft bushing in a 96 Jeep GC.. Is
> >> >> it hard to do in the car.
> >> >> Any special tools needed..
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > You mean the "transfer case tail shaft bushing"? You would have to
> >> > take
> >> > the
> >> > tail shaft housing off, press the old bushing out, and press the new
> >> > bushing
> >> > in. How do you know, why do you think, it is bad? If it is, the
rear
> >> > drive
> >> > shaft front yoke probably is too.
> >> >
> >> > Earle
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

> Tail shaft bushing


This subject title should be changed somehow, before everyone gets
reported for using foul language.

I thought that was what it's called...


"Satin Fairbush" > wrote in message
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>> Tail shaft bushing
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> This subject title should be changed somehow, before everyone gets
> reported for using foul language.
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 20:56:26 +0000, Gerald K4NHN wrote:

> I thought that was what it's called...

Hello Gerald,

My post was a sort of a general one, /not/ targeted at you personally at
all, and for this I apologize.

You see, some folks in Usenet have their own very personal definitions for
things which usually override the dictionaries, encyclopedia and thesauri
of the world -- and they can change at a moment's notice.

And sometimes these same folks are hobbyist abuse-reporters.

My comment was intended to be naught but a humorous flippancy relating to
this sad state of affairs, but alas, sometimes it does actually happen.

Even in this group.

Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.



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> "Satin Fairbush" > wrote in message
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>>> Tail shaft bushing
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>> This subject title should be changed somehow, before everyone gets
>> reported for using foul language.
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>>

No offense taken. Us "ole folks" don't know how to think like the younger
crowd.. Don't know it that's good or bad.



"Satin Fairbush" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 02 May 2007 20:56:26 +0000, Gerald K4NHN wrote:
>
>> I thought that was what it's called...
>
> Hello Gerald,
>
> My post was a sort of a general one, /not/ targeted at you personally at
> all, and for this I apologize.
>
> You see, some folks in Usenet have their own very personal definitions for
> things which usually override the dictionaries, encyclopedia and thesauri
> of the world -- and they can change at a moment's notice.
>
> And sometimes these same folks are hobbyist abuse-reporters.
>
> My comment was intended to be naught but a humorous flippancy relating to
> this sad state of affairs, but alas, sometimes it does actually happen.
>
> Even in this group.
>
> Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.
>
>
>
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>> "Satin Fairbush" > wrote in message
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>>> This subject title should be changed somehow, before everyone gets
>>> reported for using foul language.
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