Axle Removal; Axle Installation; Turning Angle Adjustment - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

2F-12 AXLES
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AXLE REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support front end. Position frame
stands under frame rails at rear of front springs.
(2) Remove wheels.
(3) Mark propeller shaft and axle yoke for assembly
alignment reference.
(4) Disconnect propeller shaft at axle yoke. Secure
shaft to frame rail using wire.
(5) Disconnect connecting rod at steering knuckles.
(6) Disconnect shock absorbers at axle housing.
(7) On vehicles equipped with sway bar, remove
nuts attaching sway bar connecting links to spring tie
plates.
(8) Disconnect breather tube from axle housing.
(9) Disconnect sway bar link bolts at spring clips.
(10) Remove disc brake calipers, rotors, and brake
shields. Refer to Chapter 2G.
(11) Remove U-bolts and tie plates.
(12) Support axle assembly on hydraulic jack and
raise jack slightly to relieve spring tension.
(13) Loosen nuts attaching spring pivot bolts to
springs.
(14) Remove bolts attaching front spring shackles to
springs and lower springs to floor.
(15) Remove hydraulic jack and axle assembly from
underneath vehicle.
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(1) Support axle assembly on hydraulic jack and
move assembly into position underneath vehicle.
(2) Raise springs and install shackle bolts in front
springs and shackles. Install shackle bolt retaining nuts
hand-tight.
(3) Lower hydraulic jack until axle is supported by
front springs and rotate axle into position on springs.
(4) Install spring U-bolts and tie plates.
(5) On vehicles equipped with sway bar, mount
sway bar connecting links on tie plates.
(6) Tighten spring shackle bolts to 24 foot-pounds
(33 N*m) torque on CJ models and 100 foot-pounds (136
N«m) torque on all other models. •
(7) On vehicles equipped with sway bar, install nuts
attaching sway bar connecting links to tie plates.
(8) Tighten spring pivot bolts to 100 foot-pounds
(136 N*m) torque on all models.
(9) Install brake shields, rotors, and brake calipers.
Refer to Chapter 2G.
(10) Connect breather tube.
(11) Connect shock absorbers.
(12) Connect steering connecting rod at steering
knuckles. Use replacement cotter pins to secure nuts.
(13) Connect propeller shaft to yoke. Align shaft and
yoke using alignment marks made during removal.
(14) Install wheels.
(15) Remove support stands and lower vehicle.
(16) Tighten wheel retaining nuts and install wheel
covers.
(17) Check front wheel alignment.
(18) Check turning angle.
TURNING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
The turning angle stopscrews are located at the rear
of the steering knuckle just above the axle centerline. If
adjustment is necessary, proceed as follows.
(1) Loosen locknut on turning angle stopscrew.
(2) Using a turntable to measure angle, adjust stop-
s c r e w t o o b t a i n p r o p e r t u r n i n g a n g l e ( s e e
Specifications).
(3) Tighten stopscrew locknut.
N O T E : Turning adjusting screw inward increases
turning angle. Turning screw outward decreases turning
angle.
T u r n i n g Angle Specifications: On CJ models, set
turning angle at 31 to 32 degrees. On Cherokee-Wagon-
eer-Truck models, set the turning angle at 36 to 37
degrees.
(3) Clean dirt and foreign matter from spindle bear-
ing surface.
(4) Install replacement bearing using bearing
driver.
(5) Pack needle bearing with wheel bearing grease.