Okay, finally got everything apart and was in the process of putting new flanges on. I have seen in youtube videos where people get the hubs on far enough where they put the axle nut on and then torque the hubs on like that, but when I tried it the threaded part of the axle was too far back, so I took a piece of wood and tapped the hub on some and put the nut on, but the axle was still far back enough to strip some of the threads on the nut and maybe the axle. I had to buy one new axle, so I test fit the flange on it without the bearing, and it looks like I need to press the flange onto the axle as well. So, two questions: 1.) should I put grease on the axle splines to make the flange go on easier, and 2.) is there a tap and die set somewhere that will let me chase the threads on the axle? I really would hate to have to buy another half shaft!!! |