Dana 35 bearing replacement

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09-09-2015, 10:29 AM

89XJRgardner

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Dana 35 bearing replacement

I need help on changing the bearings in the rear end of my 89 Cherokee. Any help will be appreciated I wanna get these replaced before I start the lift. Need to know how hard it would be and what I would need to do this

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09-09-2015, 04:55 PM

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What bearings? There are several.

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09-10-2015, 09:12 AM

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This might be an excellent time to consider to just replacing the D35 as it is a know problem with being weak for off road and larger tires. A good swap from a JY would be for a Chy 8.25 29 spline axles differential found in 97-01 XJ's. These are very strong about as good as a D44 but a direct bolt-in all that is needed is new u-bolts and they come with most all full leaf/coil lift kits.

This is what I would do instead of spending money on that D35 period when you can buy a good 8.25 for $200 or under just make sure of the year for the HD 29 spline axles 97-01.