vac-disco front diff housing
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My '91 doesn't have it. I guess they were phasing them out throughout the year or something
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I wasn't taking issue with your statement I was just commenting on how many situations with these silly things that there are exceptions. Sometimes is seems like they just got whatever rolled up on the assembly line next to the body. I guess its more when they're changing stuff around like in '91 and '96.
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I wasn't taking issue with your statement I was just commenting on how many situations with these silly things that there are exceptions. Sometimes is seems like they just got whatever rolled up on the assembly line next to the body. I guess its more when they're changing stuff around like in '91 and '96.
I know you were'nt, no problem. I find it funny myself. I got my first XJ 4 years ago and I started studying everything I cold get my hands on. Repair manuals, books on upgrades and modification, customizing, and anything I could find on the web. I crammed every bit of knowledge I could in my beer soaked brain. By the time I joined this forum I thought I was in the know about every aspect of the XJ. Damn was I wrong. That's why I love this site, the more I learn, the more I can help the newbies.
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I know you were'nt, no problem. I find it funny myself. I got my first XJ 4 years ago and I started studying everything I cold get my hands on. Repair manuals, books on upgrades and modification, customizing, and anything I could find on the web. I crammed every bit of knowledge I could in my beer soaked brain. By the time I joined this forum I thought I was in the know about every aspect of the XJ. Damn was I wrong. That's why I love this site, the more I learn, the more I can help the newbies.
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I'm going to attempt to clarify all of this... Winston tried, but nobody noticed.
I have a 1991 2WD 2-door Sport (exactly the body I wanted, stripped-down beauty)
I started a 4wd conversion... I pulled an AW4/NP231/D30 from a crashed 1996 XJ (I was unaware that the D30 housing was tweaked)
All of the internals of the D30 are beautiful because the owner did not drive any further after crashing.
The Pull-A-Part here in Nashville has several empty vac-disco D30 housings (I didn't see ANY 1991-and-up solid housings). I want an empty housing because I don't want to buy extra parts that some other Jeeper could use... also the empty housing is much cheaper.
I have heard of vac-disco owners doing the "solid-axle conversion" installing later axles in the disco housing.
I needed to know what to do with the gaping hole in the housing and whether there is a machined land in the center (pumpkin) area for the original inboard axle-seal to live.
I know to get rid of the short-axle, bearing and disco-box seal.
Here we are
I have a 1991 2WD 2-door Sport (exactly the body I wanted, stripped-down beauty)
I started a 4wd conversion... I pulled an AW4/NP231/D30 from a crashed 1996 XJ (I was unaware that the D30 housing was tweaked)
All of the internals of the D30 are beautiful because the owner did not drive any further after crashing.
The Pull-A-Part here in Nashville has several empty vac-disco D30 housings (I didn't see ANY 1991-and-up solid housings). I want an empty housing because I don't want to buy extra parts that some other Jeeper could use... also the empty housing is much cheaper.
I have heard of vac-disco owners doing the "solid-axle conversion" installing later axles in the disco housing.
I needed to know what to do with the gaping hole in the housing and whether there is a machined land in the center (pumpkin) area for the original inboard axle-seal to live.
I know to get rid of the short-axle, bearing and disco-box seal.
Here we are
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After I get the housing, I've got to go back to the shop and swap transmissions and build/install that diff. I am off on Fridays and they give me "shop access" for my toys.
Maybe I'll see you there... I look just like that bass player in my avatar
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Another thing you guys have to take into consideration is the versatility of the parts. If you pick up an XJ with over 100K on it. You may not have the OEM stock combination your XJ came with. Like my XJ has the rear D44 from an 87 XJ, the rear tire carrier from an 89 XJ, the skid plate kit from an 87 XJ, the aux. tranny cooler from an 88 XJ and the washer/wiper switch from a 90 XJ.
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Another thing you guys have to take into consideration is the versatility of the parts. If you pick up an XJ with over 100K on it. You may not have the OEM stock combination your XJ came with. Like my XJ has the rear D44 from an 87 XJ, the rear tire carrier from an 89 XJ, the skid plate kit from an 87 XJ, the aux. tranny cooler from an 88 XJ and the washer/wiper switch from a 90 XJ.
Hmm, starting to sound like mine, FrankenJeep