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Well the pics of the last JV trip got me to thinking...how do you go about replacing a Dana 44?
The Dana 35 thing seems pretty easy if messy.
1) Stop driving before the rear wheel/axle exits the housing and passes by you.
2) Pull rear wheel and outer part of axle out.
3) Open diff cover and catch gear oil.
4) Remove c-clip and push/pull inner part of shaft out axle housing (how do you get that inner shard all the way out? or does it usually break close enough where you can pull it out the differential side?).
5) Replace new shaft and re-insert c-clip.
6) Put gear oil in thin plastic bag and pack into diff (bad idea with ARBs?)
7) Re-RTV diff cover and affix.
8) Enjoy guffaws of wheeling buddies.
How's the procedure on fixing a broken Dana 44? Thanks in advance! This write-up would probably make a good feature!
The Dana 35 thing seems pretty easy if messy.
1) Stop driving before the rear wheel/axle exits the housing and passes by you.
2) Pull rear wheel and outer part of axle out.
3) Open diff cover and catch gear oil.
4) Remove c-clip and push/pull inner part of shaft out axle housing (how do you get that inner shard all the way out? or does it usually break close enough where you can pull it out the differential side?).
5) Replace new shaft and re-insert c-clip.
6) Put gear oil in thin plastic bag and pack into diff (bad idea with ARBs?)
7) Re-RTV diff cover and affix.
8) Enjoy guffaws of wheeling buddies.
How's the procedure on fixing a broken Dana 44? Thanks in advance! This write-up would probably make a good feature!
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