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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 02:30 AM
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My dana35 is howling under load, mostly it goes away on coast, from reading on here it sounds like a classic case of pinion bearings. I have already done the wheel bearings so its not that. Before i go and spend to get this done, at a shop, i heard one guy say he just tightened up the pinion yoke nut a fraction and the howling went away. Does it make sense that that could work? Has anyone else tried it?

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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by billyonemate
Hi,

My dana35 is howling under load, mostly it goes away on coast, from reading on here it sounds like a classic case of pinion bearings. I have already done the wheel bearings so its not that. Before i go and spend to get this done, at a shop, i heard one guy say he just tightened up the pinion yoke nut a fraction and the howling went away. Does it make sense that that could work? Has anyone else tried it?

Thanks
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 07:51 AM
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it has reached its expiration date
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Old Jan 17, 2018 | 08:55 AM
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Perfect time to replace it with a nice 8.25 rear from the junkyard.
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