HELP!! Got a rear end problem (make your own joke there!)
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JK Super Freak
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HELP!! Got a rear end problem (make your own joke there!)
Looks like I've got a failed pinion bearing. Time for a master overhaul kit. Worst part of it is, the e-locker could be compromised as well, but the shop is still assessing the situation and I'm waiting for a call back.
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
- I know guys have ARBs and love them, but has anyone replaced the rear Dana 44 factory e-locker with a Detroit? I'm on Northridge's site now and I can't even locate one.
- *I should know this question, but can anyone tell me what my spline count is on this axle? I guess I can wait for my mechanic to pull it apart to confirm, but it should be a normal Rubicon D44, no? 30 spline (as opposed to the 27 spline D30 I've got in front)?
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Looks like I've got a failed pinion bearing. Time for a master overhaul kit. Worst part of it is, the e-locker could be compromised as well, but the shop is still assessing the situation and I'm waiting for a call back.
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
- I know guys have ARBs and love them, but has anyone replaced the rear Dana 44 factory e-locker with a Detroit? I'm on Northridge's site now and I can't even locate one.
- *I should know this question, but can anyone tell me what my spline count is on this axle? I guess I can wait for my mechanic to pull it apart to confirm, but it should be a normal Rubicon D44, no? 30 spline (as opposed to the 27 spline D30 I've got in front)?
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*I should know this question, but can anyone tell me what my spline count is on this axle? I guess I can wait for my mechanic to pull it apart to confirm, but it should be a normal Rubicon D44, no? 30 spline (as opposed to the 27 spline D30 I've got in front)?
Non-Rubi
30 front 27 spline
44 rear 30 spline
Rubi
44 front 30 spline
44 rear 32 spline
Last edited by nthinuf; 06-16-2010 at 11:41 AM.
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JK Super Freak
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Thanks.
Turns out, Jeep uses three different rear end housings: 35, 44 non-Rubicon, 44 Rubicon. Carrier and pinion (and bearings for each) are larger on the 44R than the non-R. Seems nonsensical, but it's true.
If like me you're an X owner with the $750 factory e-locker option, you're getting not just the e-locker, but you're going from a 30-spline 44 to a 32-spline 44.
The good news is, my e-locker isn't compromised. So it's going to require a master overhaul kit and I'll be good to go. Whew, this could have been ALOT costlier.
Turns out, Jeep uses three different rear end housings: 35, 44 non-Rubicon, 44 Rubicon. Carrier and pinion (and bearings for each) are larger on the 44R than the non-R. Seems nonsensical, but it's true.
If like me you're an X owner with the $750 factory e-locker option, you're getting not just the e-locker, but you're going from a 30-spline 44 to a 32-spline 44.
The good news is, my e-locker isn't compromised. So it's going to require a master overhaul kit and I'll be good to go. Whew, this could have been ALOT costlier.