Well unless i can come up with a not to spendy fix..... this is it for the jeep.
I just replaced the motor this past summer, cooling system, water pump, alternator starter, battery pretty much every damn thing under the hood. I rebuilt the tranny and transfer case 10k miles ago. This past march I blew up the spider gears limping into Las Vegas where those were replaced.. 4k miles later..... I was making a u turn in my neighborhood the other evening when i heard a LOUD pop when i let the clutch out in first gear. since then a very prominent loud pop is coming from the rear end.... drove it home 45 miles expecting the rear end to blow out the cover getting a violent pop every 3 second and even more so under corners... in the lower gears coming away from a stop sign it sounds like the drive train is going to crack out from under the jeep....only happens under acceleration though.
My guess the spiders are blown again, might have came apart and jacked the ring and pinion up too. I have not had time to open it up yet, but this has put me over the edge with the Jeep. I love the thing but am so sick of it braking time and time again...I know it has about 300k on it, but has been maintained rigorously since i purchased it.
The axle is a open d35 with 4.56 gears on 33's. I no longer do much advanced trail driving but do go camping, and live in the mountains in 4wd almost all the time. However since the spiders were replaced i have not used 4wd once.
ANYWAYS: Here is my question.... If I sell it I won't get dick for it with a blown rear(90xj)...or even if it were fixed.....however i do not want to drop a ton into it to get her going again. I'd replace the gears myself but do not have experience with getting the lap correct and would leave it to someone who knew what they are doing. Thought about spooling it but that stupidity in a d35.
option one.... try to figure out where i can find a rear end that would be an easy swap with the same wheel lug pattern and 4.56's in it for cheap....and where in Colorado....and keep it
option two: sell it as is
option three: Pull the motor/wheels/ARB bumpers/winch and try to part sell that crap and tow it down to the scrap yard.
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS DO???
HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT FIXING IT
I just replaced the motor this past summer, cooling system, water pump, alternator starter, battery pretty much every damn thing under the hood. I rebuilt the tranny and transfer case 10k miles ago. This past march I blew up the spider gears limping into Las Vegas where those were replaced.. 4k miles later..... I was making a u turn in my neighborhood the other evening when i heard a LOUD pop when i let the clutch out in first gear. since then a very prominent loud pop is coming from the rear end.... drove it home 45 miles expecting the rear end to blow out the cover getting a violent pop every 3 second and even more so under corners... in the lower gears coming away from a stop sign it sounds like the drive train is going to crack out from under the jeep....only happens under acceleration though.
My guess the spiders are blown again, might have came apart and jacked the ring and pinion up too. I have not had time to open it up yet, but this has put me over the edge with the Jeep. I love the thing but am so sick of it braking time and time again...I know it has about 300k on it, but has been maintained rigorously since i purchased it.
The axle is a open d35 with 4.56 gears on 33's. I no longer do much advanced trail driving but do go camping, and live in the mountains in 4wd almost all the time. However since the spiders were replaced i have not used 4wd once.
ANYWAYS: Here is my question.... If I sell it I won't get dick for it with a blown rear(90xj)...or even if it were fixed.....however i do not want to drop a ton into it to get her going again. I'd replace the gears myself but do not have experience with getting the lap correct and would leave it to someone who knew what they are doing. Thought about spooling it but that stupidity in a d35.
option one.... try to figure out where i can find a rear end that would be an easy swap with the same wheel lug pattern and 4.56's in it for cheap....and where in Colorado....and keep it
option two: sell it as is
option three: Pull the motor/wheels/ARB bumpers/winch and try to part sell that crap and tow it down to the scrap yard.
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS DO???
HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT FIXING IT