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Alpine
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How do you get it off?
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SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
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Pick the right size wrench and unscrew it. Probably 1/4" or 5/6". A 1/4 in socket in those sizes might work better. If the hex is stripped off, as a last resort you could grind it off and use an e-z out (there is a real oxymoron) to remove what is left in the end cap hole.
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
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Alpine
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Issue solved
Edited by Alpine - 05 Dec. 2022 at 8:40am |
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SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
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To leave this thread with some closure for others, tell us what you did to solve the problem.
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
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Due to wanting to get the jeep running for Christmas, I went ahead and replaced the u joint. I drilled out the grease fitting and the shaft still would not go in. Ultimately the caps on the original u joint (see pics on pg 1) were also preventing the the shaft from going in. It's all in and put back together. I just need some lug nuts to fit the new wheel studs. An actual Spicer u joint works.
And actually while typing this up, I just remembered one of the caps on the new u joint did not fit very tight. In my tiredness from trying to remove the original u joint I forgot to address it. Will likely pull everything out and take care of it.
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