With just a few days before heading to Jeepers Jamboree on the Rubicon Trail, Chris Collard finishes off the Expedicion de las Americas CJ-7 Dana 30 Axle rebuild. He starts with cleaning and painting parts, and takes us through installing ball joints, axle shafts, bearings and seals, spindles, brakes, and installing Warn locking hubs.

Key moments:
0:00 - Intro
00:48 - Bead blasting and restoring components.
01:56 - Installing axle housing and springs.
02:31 - Pressing on ball joints
06:10 - Pressing hub bearings.
09:08 - Pressing on wheel studs.
01:13 - FedEx saves the day. New parts arrive.
11:20 - Pressing in spindle bearings.
12:10 - Tips on pressing on the axle gravel shield.
13:28 - Installing axles, spindles, and brake brackets.
16:27 - Installing disc brake assembly and bearings.
18:59 - Installing calipers and brake pads.
21:58 - Installing Warn locking hubs.
25:06 - Double checking components.

We extend a huge thank you to our great partners that have graciously donated parts to get Edla back on the trail.

BFGoodrich Tires: www.bfgoodrichtires.com
Quadratec: https://www.quadratec.com/
Amsoil: www.amsoil.com
Superlift Suspensions: https://realtruck.com/b/superlift/
Rancho Suspensions: www.gorancho.com
Ring & Pinion Service: https://www.ringandpinionservice.com/
Sierra Gear & Axle: https://www.sierragear.com/
Eaton Engineering: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/produc...
Moser Engineering: https://www.moserengineering.com/
Rugged Ridge: https://ruggedridge.com/
Tom Woods Custom Driveshafts: https://4xshaft.com/
KC HiLiTES: https://www.kchilites.com/
Omix Jeep and Willys parts: https://www.omixparts.com/
Tuffy Security Products: https://tuffyproducts.com/
Odyssey Batteries: https://www.odysseybattery.com/
Mac’s Tiedowns: https://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/
Borgeson Steering Components: https://www.borgeson.com/