dutchjeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Half Moon Bay, CA
I need some dana 35 advice. Sorry of these questions are off the chart, I have no experience with this. Appreciate any input.
My rear diff (dana 35, with abs) is making a whining noise when under load (whine gone when I release throttle etc.) which is not terrible around town but drives me nuts on longer trips (it's worse between 55 and 75mph). I've chatted with a mechanic and had him testdrive it and he suggested it is the diff backlash being off slightly. Makes some sense to me.
Now, what to do? I've never worked on diffs before, I do have the FSM, and don't mind buying some new tools. Is this backlash adjusment (or does this require a complete overhaul?) something I could undertake on my own?
Or, should I forget about it and have it done. If so, how much would that cost approximately? I have one rough quote for $1100, reasonable?
Other option would be to buy another axle from a junk yard. Is that something I can install myself or do I run into the same problem when I need to adjust that other axle onto my XJ?
Again, sorry if I'm out to lunch on this, but really appreciate any input!
Thanks.
My rear diff (dana 35, with abs) is making a whining noise when under load (whine gone when I release throttle etc.) which is not terrible around town but drives me nuts on longer trips (it's worse between 55 and 75mph). I've chatted with a mechanic and had him testdrive it and he suggested it is the diff backlash being off slightly. Makes some sense to me.
Now, what to do? I've never worked on diffs before, I do have the FSM, and don't mind buying some new tools. Is this backlash adjusment (or does this require a complete overhaul?) something I could undertake on my own?
Or, should I forget about it and have it done. If so, how much would that cost approximately? I have one rough quote for $1100, reasonable?
Other option would be to buy another axle from a junk yard. Is that something I can install myself or do I run into the same problem when I need to adjust that other axle onto my XJ?
Again, sorry if I'm out to lunch on this, but really appreciate any input!
Thanks.