OK, so I have shiny new Sidekick 30% stronger axles from Calmini - but what else do I need to install them?

This is what else (for a 92 to 95 Kick):

Suzuki Part Number, Description, cost each, qty required, and total cost:

09284-45001
Outer Oil Seal
$9.11 ea X 2 = $18.22

09269-35010
Rear Wheel Bearing
$52.97 ea X 2 = $105.94

43485-73000
Bearing Retainer Ring
$12.68 ea X 2 = $25.36

09282-48003
Inner Oil Seal
$11.99 X 2 = $23.98

43588-73000
Oil Seal Protector
$3.10 X 2 = $6.20

09119-12007
Bolt
$1.86 X 8 = $14.88

Total cost:  $194.58

OK, so I have shiny new Sidekick 30% stronger axles from Calmini - but what else do I need to install them?

This is what else (for a 92 to 95 Kick):

Suzuki Part Number, Description, cost each, qty required, and total cost:

09284-45001
Outer Oil Seal
$9.11 ea X 2 = $18.22

09269-35010
Rear Wheel Bearing
$52.97 ea X 2 = $105.94

43485-73000
Bearing Retainer Ring
$12.68 ea X 2 = $25.36

09282-48003
Inner Oil Seal
$11.99 X 2 = $23.98

43588-73000
Oil Seal Protector
$3.10 X 2 = $6.20

09119-12007
Bolt
$1.86 X 8 = $14.88

Total cost:  $194.58

Finally being able to get out and wheel... Priceless.

Let me know when you're up for some.  Is Kingston Peak or Loch Lomond open yet?

- Craig

Well, the Gnewt is still down - until I get the parts from Suzuki, for the rear, and until I get the parts from Stan for the front!  I might head up Kingston way in the BattleCat (Dakota) to see how it's looking!

I reused all the stock bearings, bolts,ect..  :-/ I installed them in 2 different kicks that way. Why would you need to replace the inner axle seal and bolts?

Mike

did you reuse the oil ?

Actually I did! I didnt have to drain it. I lifted one side at a time so the oil would run to the opposite side.

Mike

  that comes from a person with having lots of experience swapping axles. i wouldn't have thought of that on my own. so thanks  

i also have the calmini axles, but i'm waiting untill i put in a arb locker later this year, hopefully. i also got a 16v header, and that's going in, in the next few weeks with a new high flow exhaust system complete.

you gotta like it  

Actually I did! I didnt have to drain it. I lifted one side at a time so the oil would run to the opposite side.

Mike

Good Idea.
And Yea, I had to buy the new bearings and bearing keepers and axle studs. This way I would have a good spare in case Heck froze over and something happened.
Never hurts to be over Prepared

Why would you need to replace the inner axle seal and bolts?

Well, let's see.  My FSM says I have to grind the Bearing Retainer Ring off, and cut it off with a cold chisel, to get the wheel bearing off the old axle, so I figured I'd just leave the whole shebang on the stock axle, so swapping on the trail is easier.  The bolts are pressed into the flange on the axle - why would I want to try to extract the old ones, and press them into the new axle, when I can just have bolts pressed into both axles for 15 extra bucks?

Just my thinking.  Seals?  Hey, I think that after 132,000 miles, it won't hurt to replace the seals!

FSM huh... I guess Im too cheap to buy one of those either.

Mike

Another piece - OOPS!

You need 2 each 53820-60A00 Rear Wheel Outer Retainers - just over $20 each.

 Who the hell is installing this stuff! Why would you need those Im starting to think you just like to spend money.

Mike

I for one am looking at this on the sidelines and thinking it's a high price for 30% increase in strength. My tune may change if/when I snap a rear axel, but till then I'm a spectator.

Who the hell is installing this stuff! Why would you need those Im starting to think you just like to spend money.

Mike

I am Mike!  Most of this stuff is held on the axle, by the wheel bearing retainer.  I mean - what'm I supposed to do, cut the old retainer off, and re-use it all (when If I leave it all on the axle I didn't break, it makes swapping it out a lot easier on the trail.

Am I missing something?  How the heck do I get that bearing retainer off without grinding it away and cutting it off with a cold-chisel, as they say to do in the FSM?

I have a high quality press at work with many different chucks and I pressed it all off and all back on. End of story. If you had already bought new bearings why didnt you just cut the old ones off and slide the retainers off?

Mike