BadHash_NoSum
NAXJA Forum User
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- Front Range, CO
Greetings all, and thanks for running a clean forum without intrusive advertising. Long time lurker, Monday's events gave me reason to sign up and start posting.
Here's the short version: I have a 1990 XJ of questionable heritage, 250+k on the body and an unknown number of miles on the mid-90's Grand Cherokee motor swapped in by the previous owner. Same owner also installed a 4.5" lift in front, 3.5" lift in the rear, no transfer case drop, no SYE, running 33x12.5's.
If you read the thread title, you probably know where this is headed. 40mph on the busiest road in town, she pops.
So I've been doing a little light technical forum reading over the last few days, getting smart on SYE systems and the like. I have the older style 231 with the three-bolt cone (you'll note, the three bolts are all still there...) so by the time you add the necessary bits and bobs, a hack and tap SYE kit is only $40 distant from a full IRO HD SYE with all the fixings, as it comes with a new housing.
I'd be interested in the group's thoughts on the fate of that 231's internal components. I'm quite tempted to leave the case in the vehicle, get all the wheels off the ground, and if the transfer case appears to still function, just do the SYE install underneath the vehicle. I'm aware of the need for a new driveshaft, I'll be going the stock-XJ-front-shaft route after some measuring.
But most of all, it's that pinion yoke that brought me here. The U-Joint really did a number on its way to the pavement, and the damage I've circled got me wondering. I was aware that the previous owner favored Rusty's, and noted that the stock strap yoke had been replaced. This sealed that suspicion: http://www.rustysoffroad.com/rustys-heavy-duty-dana-35-u-bolt-style-yoke.html
So, I'm interested in the group's thoughts on this yoke: what are the chances that the prior owner hit that nut too hard making the swap, changing the pinion's preload? My chances of successfully slamming a new u-joint in that damaged yoke after some hammering down of the broken bits? My chances of installing yet a third yoke onto this Dana 35 without also messing up the preload?
Thanks for any insights!
(And hey, if you made it this far, feel free to just point and laugh at the broken bits! I'd be curious in your thoughts of the chicken vs. egg - what broke first?)
Here's the short version: I have a 1990 XJ of questionable heritage, 250+k on the body and an unknown number of miles on the mid-90's Grand Cherokee motor swapped in by the previous owner. Same owner also installed a 4.5" lift in front, 3.5" lift in the rear, no transfer case drop, no SYE, running 33x12.5's.
If you read the thread title, you probably know where this is headed. 40mph on the busiest road in town, she pops.
So I've been doing a little light technical forum reading over the last few days, getting smart on SYE systems and the like. I have the older style 231 with the three-bolt cone (you'll note, the three bolts are all still there...) so by the time you add the necessary bits and bobs, a hack and tap SYE kit is only $40 distant from a full IRO HD SYE with all the fixings, as it comes with a new housing.
I'd be interested in the group's thoughts on the fate of that 231's internal components. I'm quite tempted to leave the case in the vehicle, get all the wheels off the ground, and if the transfer case appears to still function, just do the SYE install underneath the vehicle. I'm aware of the need for a new driveshaft, I'll be going the stock-XJ-front-shaft route after some measuring.
But most of all, it's that pinion yoke that brought me here. The U-Joint really did a number on its way to the pavement, and the damage I've circled got me wondering. I was aware that the previous owner favored Rusty's, and noted that the stock strap yoke had been replaced. This sealed that suspicion: http://www.rustysoffroad.com/rustys-heavy-duty-dana-35-u-bolt-style-yoke.html
So, I'm interested in the group's thoughts on this yoke: what are the chances that the prior owner hit that nut too hard making the swap, changing the pinion's preload? My chances of successfully slamming a new u-joint in that damaged yoke after some hammering down of the broken bits? My chances of installing yet a third yoke onto this Dana 35 without also messing up the preload?
Thanks for any insights!
(And hey, if you made it this far, feel free to just point and laugh at the broken bits! I'd be curious in your thoughts of the chicken vs. egg - what broke first?)
