[Jacob]

Doing some suspension work/installing outlaw axles and can’t seem to get the knuckle back on the car. Is there something I am missing with this bearing? Any help would be appreciated!

 

[OldMoparGuy]

That was the biggest pita of the whole job for me when swapping out my oem axle shafts for Demon ones. There is a bushing in the knuckle. Another member here helped me. This was his advice:
“Take a brass drift and with a big hammer wack the bushing back a few thousands and it will slide right up in place. It’s the worst part of the job doing it via the wheel hub side. If you do it this way enough times you’ll get to know to wack the bushing back before getting the new axles in place. When you put the Allen hex bolt back in and torque it it pulls it back in place again, so every time you take it apart you have to wack it back a bit before it will go together again.”

 

[SickToo]

He’s not struggling with that. Look at the pic. The ‘bearing’ (it’s a bushing but whatever) that’s giving him grief is the outside of the lower control arm. It doesn’t matter which end of that sucker I remove, it’s always fun trying to get it to line back up. I feel yer pain. You still have the exhaust on the car so unless you shortened and inverted the inside control arm bolts removing the arm there isn’t a option. That’s how I get the lower arm to line up. Jack positioning and a good set of tapered punches with it attached at the outside. You are working against the spring so it’s fun : )

 

[SickToo]

I sent ya my number. Can explain easier over the phone.

*I connect all other arms first and the lower control arm last (the spring is on it)

 

[GreenMachine15]

That bolt is a PITA.
I unbolt the rear bearing hub instead if I am doing axles.

 

[Jacob]

That was the biggest pita of the whole job for me when swapping out my oem axle shafts for Demon ones. There is a bushing in the knuckle. Another member here helped me. This was his advice:
“Take a brass drift and with a big hammer wack the bushing back a few thousands and it will slide right up in place. It’s the worst part of the job doing it via the wheel hub side. If you do it this way enough times you’ll get to know to wack the bushing back before getting the new axles in place. When you put the Allen hex bolt back in and torque it it pulls it back in place again, so every time you take it apart you have to wack it back a bit before it will go together again.”
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That was the biggest pita of the whole job for me when swapping out my oem axle shafts for Demon ones. There is a bushing in the knuckle. Another member here helped me. This was his advice:
“Take a brass drift and with a big hammer wack the bushing back a few thousands and it will slide right up in place. It’s the worst part of the job doing it via the wheel hub side. If you do it this way enough times you’ll get to know to wack the bushing back before getting the new axles in place. When you put the Allen hex bolt back in and torque it it pulls it back in place again, so every time you take it apart you have to wack it back a bit before it will go together again.”
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Thank you!

 

[WizzaVTX]

I could not get that done at all on mine doing axle swaps last year.....tried the hammer and drift approach to NO AVAIL...ended up grinding a small amount but honestly it was so much easier with another person holding the axle while I oriented the hub to that arm and it went right on.....was still tight and needed a mallet assist but it was most important to get it turned "just so: and it was not gonna happen with just me doing it.

 

[OldMoparGuy]

Yup. A second person is a giant help. The parts are too bulky and get heavy after a while lying on your back trying to line everything up.

 

[Unholy707]

But how did you get it off in the first place?! Mines stock and I’m getting p*ssed

 

[Unavowed]

Hit it harder with a bigger hammer.

 

[Unholy707]

But how did you get it off in the first place?! Mines stock and I’m getting p*ssed

Nvm. Pry bar. Lots of pry bar.

 

[NoScat]

Nvm. Pry bar. Lots of pry bar.

Throw in some cow bell!

 

[HellcatHellYeah]

I think I understand the problem, pay someone else to do it and save yo-self the headache. Wish I had done that when changing out my rotors, damn lock-tite.

OP, ever get it back on? that was 5 months ago....

 

[Unholy707]

I think I understand the problem, pay someone else to do it and save yo-self the headache. Wish I had done that when changing out my rotors, damn lock-tite.

OP, ever get it back on? that was 5 months ago....

Lol no way. What did you put in with locktite??