[QUOTE=fastfocus]hey man.. i gonna try doing my brakes in next week or 2.. i was wondering exactly what i need to do it?  tell me if this is all....or if i missing something.. first time doing brakes, so not exactly sure on what is needed... thanks..

brakes (duh got those)
diff fluid- how much?
diff cover gasket
brake fluid- how much?
is there a special tool to bleed the brakes?
any special tools to pull the axles?[/QUOTE]

1. Brakes, good to go there

2.  2 bottles of gear oil should do it, just fill it up until the fluid is at the diff fill hole.

3.  RTV.  I like the blue one, but it doesn't really matter.  Here's what I do usually because I dont have to drive the Jeep right away after messing with the diff.  Clean up the surface good with a gasket scraper on both hthe diff housing and the diff cover.  Clean it off all the way with some brake fluid.  Put a bead of RTV around the diff cover then let it sit for a while.  It doesn't have to be wet when you put it on (wet like when it first came out of the RTV tube) but I usually wait about 15-20 minutes to put the cover on.  Put it on finger tight with all the bolts.  Wait an hour or two (or the next morning if you dont have to go anywhere) and tighten it up with a ratchet and socket.  Then add your gear oil.  Viola, you're good to go if you did it right.  It's not hard at all.

4.  To bleed the brakes you work from the pass rear, drivers rear, pass front, drivers front.  I just had someone help me with it.  Have them sit in the Jeep and pump the brakes 3 times until they get too hard, and have them keep the pedal held down on the last pump.  Then you open the bleeder valve on whatever caliper you're at.  Air and fluid should rush out.  I just used a tube and a corona bottle to catch all of this.  Once it stops close up the bleeder valve [B](MAKE SURE YOUR HELPER IS HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME YOU HAVE THE BLEEDER OPEN OTHERWISE YOU'LL GET AIR SUCKED INTO THE SYSTEM)[/B].  Repeat those steps a few times at each wheel and you should be good to go.  I used an open end wrench (8mm I think?  Might be wrong) to do it. 

[B]Make sure that your brake fluid resivour is kept full the entire time you do this[/B]

To pull the axles it is actually quite easy.  I'm guessing you haven't done it before.  Jack up your jeep and put the rear on jackstands and chock the front wheels.

The carrier can be rotated by putting the Jeep in neutral and rotating the drive shaft with your hand.  (Make sure to put it back in park afterwards so the jeep doesn't go rolling off lol).  Rotate the carrier so you can see the bolt that holds in the center pin.  I believe it is an 8mm or something around there to remove this pin.  You can use a ratchet to start it, but don't go too far with it or you'll just smush the ratchet head into the carrier bearings and will have to put the bolt back in some.  When you get to this point switch to a wrench to finish it off.  Once the bolt is out the center pin can be pushed out.  Once this is done go push the axles inward and the c-clips will get unseated and will fall into your diff housing (dont worry, you'll be able to grab em).  Once the c-clips are out you can just pull the axles straight out and they will come out without any problem.  

Also, if you get mixed up with what backing plate goes on which side.  The brakes should be facing the rear of the Jeep.  The calipers will obviously either work on that side or not.  Your hard line (brake line) might have to be bent up (facing the top of the Jeep).  Don't worry about kinking it, the spring shield on theh outside will protect it, but obviously you don't wanna mangle it.

When putting on the XJ Disc brake backing plate, use the 4 nuts that I included in that zip lock baggie.  As you'll see the ZJ ones are a better fit then the XJ ones.  Either way it'll work :)

Use some blue threadlocker on the cross pin retaining bolt when you put it back in. Tighten it so that it is tight, but don't strip it.

Lemme know if you run into any set backs :)