replacement axles shafts

[iggy1718]

I have bent axles shafts. Who knows how it happended but oh well. I need some info on them. I have a 98 explorer sport 4x4 2dr. How many splines? Can any late 90s early 2000 explorer axle shaft work? Found a set on ebay cause the local yard wont sell the axle shafts alone, they only want to sell the whole assembly.
Any help would be great.

 

[Four0Sport]

Advance Auto sells GSP NEW, not reman'd, axle shafts for 79.00 a piece with no core charge and they come with a limited lifetime warranty, one time replacement. ive had one on my explorer for over 2 years now with no problems whatsoever. but if both your cv shafts are bent maybe you should look for a reason, cause that just doesnt seem right.

 

[iggy1718]

I dont need the front ones. I need the back axles shafts inside the rear axle housing. Any others?

 

[Four0Sport]

you might be better off buying a complete used rear end, find a set with a lower gear ratio, dont most sports come with 327s? thats what my 2dr has in it. as far as finding new shafts themselves, im not sure how you would go about finding just the shafts, maybe from a salvage yard out of a used rear end.

 

[CDW6212R]

The rear shafts from 95-01 are the same, all body styles. Check the bearing surfaces carefully on used shafts, don't buy them if they don't look perfect. Replace the axle bearing also, and rent a special bearing puller from Autozone etc. Good luck,

 

[iggy1718]

Cool thats what I needed to know. The flanges that the wheels bolt to are bent so they cause alot of wobble when driving. I might replace the bearing but not sure just yet.

 

[gijoecam]

Before you replace the axles, look at the wheels themselves... are they OEM, or aftermarket? Mount a dial indicator to the axle and turn the axle shaft to measure the axial runout of the flange. It may not be an axle shaft issue at all.

-Joe