Hello ..I need help

5.9 rear differential is DANA 44A
its bad and need to be replaced the question is can i got it from any 5.2 97-98 model or what ?

found one at J/Y from a 98 v8 5.2 right hand drive (not see it call him and ask)
is this the same ? what i should look for ..

Thanks

 

What vehicle are you talking about? Obviously, it's not the 2001 Cherokee.

 

Iam guessing since he said 97/98 and 5.9 the obvious choice would be 98 zj 5.9 limited

 

Haha sorry forgot what i was gonna say.yes that axle is a fine swap but the limited might have a limited slip dif just look at your id tags for info such ad gears and open or l.s

 

I would think it wouldn't matter if it was from a right hand drive model or not, but I've been wrong before. The diff is centered in the rear, so should be okay. Just make sure it's the same ratio as your front.

 

As long as it comes from a 96-98 with the v8, it will have the same ratio (3.73) and will bolt right in. The 5.9 came with limited slip, some 5.2s might not have it, but thats no big deal because the factory ZJ limited slip kinda sucks anyway

 

Thanks all , job done was easy job but the pinion yoke was deffrent size so we re instal the 5.9 yoke it was larger than the one on 5.2

 

PLEASE, for your own sake, make sure the yoke was tensioned properly and not too tight. It's EXTREMELY CRITICAL not to preload the pinion bearings too much. I had a rear axle EXPLODE after a supposedly good mechanic replaced the pinion seal. I can't stress this enough! Axle pinion bearings and gears should only be worked on by people who know exactly what they are doing.

 

I agree, I see this all the time and other shops are my number 1 customers when it comes to over tightened pinion bearings. For some dumb reason the guides say to torque the pinion nut to 260 ftlbs. That is what it takes to start crushing the sleeve, you still need to set the amount of inch lbs of drag on the bearings, it is not a set amount of foot lbs.

Miles