My 94 Country edition XJ came to me via my uncle, but it’s been in the family since it was first purchased by my great Aunt. She had it in Europe for many years before bringing it back stateside with her. It is a left hand drive and a US spec rig.
The head scratcher for me is the Dana 44 front end. The only information I xan gather is that at one point my great Uncle was in an accident or incident requiring the front driveline needing replacement. He had it replaced with a Dana44 by a shop in Switzerland.
I can only guess this occurred in the late 90’s.
What are some of the common swaps to achieve this?
I am gathering as much information as I can so that I know what to look for when it comes to bearing hub work, as well as working to figure out an odd occasional grinding from the axle that tends to occur occasionally. It sounds like the teeth gears bouncing off eachother. Not a lot to go off for that troubleshooting but if I can figure out the axle source I can figure out the 4wd engagement mechanics (all my XJ experience is from my old 87 cherokee with the vacuum lines).
The head scratcher for me is the Dana 44 front end. The only information I xan gather is that at one point my great Uncle was in an accident or incident requiring the front driveline needing replacement. He had it replaced with a Dana44 by a shop in Switzerland.
I can only guess this occurred in the late 90’s.
What are some of the common swaps to achieve this?
I am gathering as much information as I can so that I know what to look for when it comes to bearing hub work, as well as working to figure out an odd occasional grinding from the axle that tends to occur occasionally. It sounds like the teeth gears bouncing off eachother. Not a lot to go off for that troubleshooting but if I can figure out the axle source I can figure out the 4wd engagement mechanics (all my XJ experience is from my old 87 cherokee with the vacuum lines).
