jpmaniac87
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Orlando, FL
Not sure if this should be OEM or Modified... but here goes nothing.
I have a '91 XJ on a 6" homebuilt lift with 33" M/Ts (4.0 and NP231). I also have the coveted (so I've heard) High Pinion Dana 30. F/R gears are only 3.55. I have an Aussie locker in the front and have already exploded the short shaft once, had to fix that with the spare on the trail.
Well, I have a lot of play in the pinion up front, i mean A LOT, leading me to believe that a pinion bearing replacement is needed. What should I do?
Option 1: Replace the bearing... How hard is that? Can I do it on my own with air tools and a few other cool things (I've replaced input shaft on 231 myself and installed the Aussie...)?
Or, option 2: I bite the bullet and re-gear... This would most likely render my Aussie useless since I'll need a new carrier (i think) and I would also have to find an 8.8 or other axle to replace the d35, then i need to do SYE (yea, I haven't done that yet... and it would be necessary with the slightly off center 8.8" pumpkin) because there is no way I would spend money to regear the garbage d35 out back.
So it really comes down to this question: Is it difficult to fix the pinion slop for a few bucks and some elbow grease? Or should I go ahead and do the rest (stuff that I plan on doing, just not right at the moment)?
Thanks for the input!
I have a '91 XJ on a 6" homebuilt lift with 33" M/Ts (4.0 and NP231). I also have the coveted (so I've heard) High Pinion Dana 30. F/R gears are only 3.55. I have an Aussie locker in the front and have already exploded the short shaft once, had to fix that with the spare on the trail.
Well, I have a lot of play in the pinion up front, i mean A LOT, leading me to believe that a pinion bearing replacement is needed. What should I do?
Option 1: Replace the bearing... How hard is that? Can I do it on my own with air tools and a few other cool things (I've replaced input shaft on 231 myself and installed the Aussie...)?
Or, option 2: I bite the bullet and re-gear... This would most likely render my Aussie useless since I'll need a new carrier (i think) and I would also have to find an 8.8 or other axle to replace the d35, then i need to do SYE (yea, I haven't done that yet... and it would be necessary with the slightly off center 8.8" pumpkin) because there is no way I would spend money to regear the garbage d35 out back.
So it really comes down to this question: Is it difficult to fix the pinion slop for a few bucks and some elbow grease? Or should I go ahead and do the rest (stuff that I plan on doing, just not right at the moment)?
Thanks for the input!