OddballJ
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I believe I have made the decision to replace my front axle.
Overall goal for this truck:
This is an M1009 purchased last November with 22k original miles on it. As far as I know, everything is stock, but I don't know very far. By the end of this summer, I would love to have this truck as my daily driver in the mountains of NC. I intend to leave the gearing at the stock 3.08 and put 33" goodyear wrangler duratracs on before winter. One day I would like to add a manual transmission (most likely an SM465) a 2" lift kit, convert the rear brakes to discs, and be able to tow our ski boat 10 miles to the lake and back (relatively flat, nothing above 45mph)
Situation:
M1009 with a damaged right front wheel assembly due to a bad bearing. The manual locking outer hubs, hub assembly, spindle, outer axle shaft and possibly inner axle shaft, and brake caliper/shoes need to be replaced because they were damaged in the initial incident or the process of getting everything apart thereafter.
total, to replace everything for 1 side of the truck, I priced everything at between $325 and $450, and that's before I even look at the other side of the truck.
Plan:
Complete front axle replacement with an unused axle from Colemans
Front Axle Assembly, Chevy/GMC, U.S. G.I. [465901] - $395.00 :: Colemans Military Surplus LLC - Your one-stop surplus store with Army/Navy products for hunting gear, camping gear, emergency products, and survival products
Total price after shipping would be $540.
tm9-2320-289-34 paragraph 6-3 page 6-11 seems to have a detailed description of the process. That being said, I have never replaced an axle before. I hear they're heavy.
What I need:
1) Opinions. Am I off my rocker? Does this seem like a reasonable course of action? Are there better options out there? is this a decent price for a decent axle...? You know the drill. I've spent quite a bit of time lurking around here and for the most part I trust the opinion of this community at large. I'd love to hear what you think.
2) Advice. What is the best (safest) way to remove and replace an axle? Does anyone have any tips or tricks to make the process go more smoothly?
Finally, I plan to document this process should anyone have to do this in the future. My searches yielded little on this particular subject (likely because no one has been as dumb as I am and they don't need help with little things like this).
Thanks to everyone in advance
Overall goal for this truck:
This is an M1009 purchased last November with 22k original miles on it. As far as I know, everything is stock, but I don't know very far. By the end of this summer, I would love to have this truck as my daily driver in the mountains of NC. I intend to leave the gearing at the stock 3.08 and put 33" goodyear wrangler duratracs on before winter. One day I would like to add a manual transmission (most likely an SM465) a 2" lift kit, convert the rear brakes to discs, and be able to tow our ski boat 10 miles to the lake and back (relatively flat, nothing above 45mph)
Situation:
M1009 with a damaged right front wheel assembly due to a bad bearing. The manual locking outer hubs, hub assembly, spindle, outer axle shaft and possibly inner axle shaft, and brake caliper/shoes need to be replaced because they were damaged in the initial incident or the process of getting everything apart thereafter.
total, to replace everything for 1 side of the truck, I priced everything at between $325 and $450, and that's before I even look at the other side of the truck.
Plan:
Complete front axle replacement with an unused axle from Colemans
Front Axle Assembly, Chevy/GMC, U.S. G.I. [465901] - $395.00 :: Colemans Military Surplus LLC - Your one-stop surplus store with Army/Navy products for hunting gear, camping gear, emergency products, and survival products
Total price after shipping would be $540.
tm9-2320-289-34 paragraph 6-3 page 6-11 seems to have a detailed description of the process. That being said, I have never replaced an axle before. I hear they're heavy.
What I need:
1) Opinions. Am I off my rocker? Does this seem like a reasonable course of action? Are there better options out there? is this a decent price for a decent axle...? You know the drill. I've spent quite a bit of time lurking around here and for the most part I trust the opinion of this community at large. I'd love to hear what you think.
2) Advice. What is the best (safest) way to remove and replace an axle? Does anyone have any tips or tricks to make the process go more smoothly?
Finally, I plan to document this process should anyone have to do this in the future. My searches yielded little on this particular subject (likely because no one has been as dumb as I am and they don't need help with little things like this).
Thanks to everyone in advance