Axle falling out?

[Bollocky]

I abused her friday, that's for sure Drove straight through a field of palmettos and felled pine trees, plowed down the elderberry trees, and didn't even turn away from those eight foot chainlink fences. Although I probibly should have as I got a flat from the second one. (Don't get pissed, I was only tresspassing on a construction site. They're clearing the land for development and the fences and trees I ran down were to go before the 'dozer anyway Quite sadf actually. This area is running out of undevelpoed land)

Anyway, enough bragging. When I changed my tire I found that I could push and pull it about a half inch in line with the axle. When I slow to a stop it does a sort of rhythmic bump and grind, if you know what I mean, like thump-thump-thump-thump slowing as I slow, and a slight bump, especially when doing that Cali stop where I'm barely moving.

'84, my axles are the kind that have four bolts on the back of the backing plate. And I believe that the P.O. upgraded to one piecers.

Anyone know what I screwed up?

 

[kohldad]

Sounds like the bearing has gone. I believe the one-piece axle uses the bearing behind the plate with four bolts to hold it in place. When the bearing goes, it allows the axle to go in and out. With 1/2" travel, sounds like the bearing is just about shot. When it goes completely, the axle will work completely out.

Before you do a complete panic, let someone else confirm this as its been about two years since I messed with a one-piece axle and that was on a friends jeep when we installed my old axles in it and he did the upgrade.

 

[BIG_Mark]

Either that or you broke the axle.

You will need to pull it apart to determine what you need regardless of the actual damage.

Good Luck.

 

[Commander_Kang]

Sounds like a toasted bearing to me.Ive nuked two now with my mosers and thats what they started doing when the bearings failed.

 

[Bollocky]

Took it to a pro, it was the bearing and he had it fixed overnight.