Which rear axle do I have?
06-24-2012, 09:36 AM
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Which rear axle do I have?
What do I look for to tell which rear axle I have? It's a 90 2dr 4x4 XJ Laredo and the axle has a rubber fill plug. I need to know which one I have and if I'm supposed to use a friction modifier when I change the gear oil.
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did 90's even come with ABS or an 8.25? Sorry for the jack.
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More than likely the "wonderfull" Dana 35. Does it make so much noise it drowns out normal conversition in the jeep on the highway?
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TO check jack up the rear end (after you block the front tires), put in in neutral, and spin the rear tire. If the other rear tire spins the opposite way than your turning, its open. Same way, Limited Slip.
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Very impressive chart lowrange2. I went out and took pictures of both axles but, the drawings were a little too non-descript so I went surfing for actual photos.
The front is a D30 for sure.
As for the rear, the D35 and Chrysler 8.25 look almost identical and both even have the rubber fill plug but, mine has a long metal tab on a cover bolt on the bottom left corner. The pictures I found on this page....
http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/...and_Ratios.htm
would indicate that it's a D35.?
I also remember reading somewhere that some D35's are open diff's and some are limited slip.
I guess I'm just going to have to pull the cover to find out for sure.
The front is a D30 for sure.
As for the rear, the D35 and Chrysler 8.25 look almost identical and both even have the rubber fill plug but, mine has a long metal tab on a cover bolt on the bottom left corner. The pictures I found on this page....
http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/...and_Ratios.htm
would indicate that it's a D35.?
I also remember reading somewhere that some D35's are open diff's and some are limited slip.
I guess I'm just going to have to pull the cover to find out for sure.