giwill

OK so i was driving my 95 xj today and around 60 MPH i hear this really loud boom and i lose all power to the wheels so after getting i towed home by a flat bed wrecker because when i had my girlfriend town me with her jeep the axle end where coming out. when i got i home it took the cover off the axle or what was left of it form one of the gears trying to make its way out lol. I come to find out i Blew apart nearly every gear in the axle except for my axle ends so I'm thinking it's time to up grade my D with a lockers my question is when you buy a locker what gears does it include because i even need the pinion gear i am looking at an Aussie locker for it but i am open to suggestions HELP i want to get her back on the trail for this weekend.

freegdr

go buy a junk yard rear only way you going ride this weekend

giwill

they want to much if i have to i will take my wj but i want to get this one back on the road

freegdr

your prob looking at 500 plus labor for some one to set the ring and pinion up that aint gonna get done in to days

trebor46

With a locker it has a better chance to blow again, do a ford 8.8 swap

giwill

so even if i get the pinion and carrier and locker it's not bolt on install i dont want to sound to dumb here but i have'nt had to work on axles before but i can take apart an engine and transmission all day long and make run even if cant take out this weekend i need to fix it

OverlandZJ

No, it's not just bolting new parts in. The rear needs to be setup, presses, dial calipers etc to do it right.

Go to a junkyard and grab an 8.25 or a 44 and bolt it in. Make sure the ratio matches.

freegdr

nope you have to know wht your doind theres shims cpacers backlash preload not in any way is the ring and pinion simple on a scale of 1 to 10 its a 9.5 only if you are sure the ring and pinion are f==kd the rest is bolt on

1988cherokee

Since it sounds like everything is broken. Your best bet is either a 8.8 swap or to get a junkyard rear but if your plans are to rebuild it first thing you want to do is make sure your housing isnt bent, Ive seen a lot of dana 35s that have blown apart with bent housings too

giwill

yeah everything expect the axle end is f*** up even the carrier broke off a piece and the cross shaft is in two pieces

giwill

any clues to look for when to tell you when it's bent

OnlyInMyXJ22

Just buy a 8.25 out of a 97-01 and call it an upgrade. Don't waste fixing the Dana 35.

freegdr

junk yard rears seem a lot better now huh if you do get the chrylser rear the nnewer one its stong to one has 27 spline like the 35 the hewer years have 29 make sure you get from brake drum to brake drum its a direct swap

giwill

what spacing is so criticle because would have been able to tell when i took it apart but when i took the cover off almost all the gear fell out lol

freegdr

how far the ring and pinion rub togther if it aint right you will blow it again just throwing away money