Howlin D35

[PstrKd4BrthCntrll]

I cashed my pinion seal on my D35, which lead to a loud squeeking sound for a few secs, then a howling noise on acceleration.

So this yesterday morning I started to take it apart. I got the shafts and spiders out. the axle bearings by the drum brakes look good[no pitting or anything]. I didnt get too far cause I had to go to work at 1:30, and I started at 11:30. Twas real easy to take apart so far. I'll try taking the pinion out tomorrow. For that all i have to do is take out the carrier[inspect those bearings], undo the driveshaft, undo the pinion nut, and then pull out the pinion through the back. I think thats how it should go.

Pass side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana1.jpg

Pass side axle bearing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana3.jpg

Drivers side axle bearing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana2.jpg

Shafts where the axle bearing rides on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana4.jpg

Shafts them selves
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Pstrkd4brthcntrll/Dana35/dana7.jpg

So hopefully Ill just have to replace the pinion bearing and that will cure my howling noise. If not, I might swap in another D35 cause those can be had for really cheap.

[PstrKd4BrthCntrll]

So i took everything apart,... and didnt find anything wrong. All the bearings looked fine, no pitting, score marks, nothing...

any thoughts?

[90xj06]

that wasent the problem? maybe rubbing?

[PstrKd4BrthCntrll]

I was a howling noise, not rubbing.... I put it all back together and used an electric impact and put the pinion nut on with that. so hopefully that snugged everything up, I have yet to road test it cause I didnt have enough gear lube. If that doesnt solve the problem, I'm gonna look the howling noise being from the output of the transfer case.....

[90xj06]

well my front diff??? howls when im in 4wd and when the hubs are locked. so i think its the shaft ends apparently there is a plastic thingy that rubs. but id doesn't bother me that much.