Ouch - sorry about the windshield! That sucks. Is it still useable or is it destroyed like Nick's?

still useable for now.

ready for comp?

yep. All the work is done. I don't have a spare rear shaft now because the cv joint is destroyed and it is seized up. only thing I'm wondering about is the rear locker. Still has the very loud "thump" now and then while being used. almost like there is fluid in the ARB line and it takes a while for the pressure to build up and engage the locker and then suddenly under load it engages. Makes a heck of a loud bang when it does. I'll have to take it apart after the comp is over.

Fixed the ARB, it was a bad clutch gear. Thump was stripped ring gear, fixed. I tore the whole front axle down just to repair a leaking front diff on the 609 axle. During the disassembly found that the bearings needed repacked anyway, I usually do that once a year. On the passenger side The warn hub drive flange fell out in about 6 pieces when I took the little screw out. Also found the diff fluid was in desperate need of changing, not as water tight as I believed. So time to order a new warn hub. I decided to switch to drive flanges instead of manual hubs for added strength. I really don't drive it on the road and I have an ARB in the front anyway so no big deal. After reading the BillVista review on drive flanges I ordered the polyperformance drive gear kit.

They have the M-N-M logo. Cool

Front axle has been assembled. I did swipe the drive flanges off the CJ to finish the YJ. Spend about an hour freeing up the front driveshaft that had seized up. Now it is super slippery and telescopes well. Finally the jeep is off of the jackstands. I tested the arb and found it was leaking air somehwere. Traced it down to a busted nut where the tube enters the front housing, luckily I had a spare and now all is good. I still need to fix the steering fitting and install bump stops.