First Dana 35 gives problem and now Dana 44, advice
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First Dana 35 gives problem and now Dana 44, advice
so a few weeks ago i went out on a rocky trail with one of my buddies and somehow i broke my spider gear in dana 35
then i also realized it also wouldnt fall into 4x4, and took the ford apart and it broke again
i ended up getting a new one and need to replace that but for my rear i ended up swapping it out with a dana 44 that i was planning on building then installing it but since this happened i had to swap it out
the guy who i bought the dana 44 from had 3 different ones with different gear ratios, the one i got was a LSD with 3.07 gear ratio to match the front for now
the problem i am having now is every time i throw it into reverse the differ makes a clicking noise, (the noise the dana 35 made when the spider gear broke)....i have a 1991 Xj 2 door with a 5 speed tranny
i want to change the gears to 4.56 with a locker in the back and LSD in the front but inorder to do that i need to save up
my question for now is, why is it making that kind of noise? is it because of the 3.07 gear ratio with the 33x12.50 tires?
then i also realized it also wouldnt fall into 4x4, and took the ford apart and it broke again
i ended up getting a new one and need to replace that but for my rear i ended up swapping it out with a dana 44 that i was planning on building then installing it but since this happened i had to swap it out
the guy who i bought the dana 44 from had 3 different ones with different gear ratios, the one i got was a LSD with 3.07 gear ratio to match the front for now
the problem i am having now is every time i throw it into reverse the differ makes a clicking noise, (the noise the dana 35 made when the spider gear broke)....i have a 1991 Xj 2 door with a 5 speed tranny
i want to change the gears to 4.56 with a locker in the back and LSD in the front but inorder to do that i need to save up
my question for now is, why is it making that kind of noise? is it because of the 3.07 gear ratio with the 33x12.50 tires?
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sure its coming from the diff? put the t-case in neutral and check the u-joints in the rear drive shaft for slip. that'll make that noise too.
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