I started the axle rebuild last night and its not gone too smoothly. The main problem is how to get enough height to drop the axle off underneath the car. With the car having a suspension lift and been generally modified the articulation of the suspension on my car is quite good, which is just what you do not need when trying to drop the axle off.

Now don't panic, I am not giving up (yet!)

The car seems to be "eating" parts. The table below shows the trail of expense!.

So having changed the Tie-Rod end (expensively !!) I took the Jimny down to have the wheels aligned.

Ok so I admit I paid far too much for my new Tie-Rod end (see HERE) , some of you have done better than me on getting a cheap fitting. However, that has not stopped me writing a guide on how to change it.