Birty Dastards Jeep Club
Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: willo on November 18, 2011, 09:25:13 PM
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How can I test if it is fubar? I have some strange knocking noises/feeling through gearstick going on underneath that only seem to happen in 1st and a bit in 2nd. It's not as bad in 4wd.
My plan in the morning is to have the rear diff pan off to check oil and teeth
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take off the prop and check for play or grinding
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Check your UJ's are not seized.
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Check your UJ's are not seized.
cool, will do
Thanks NB
perhaps its worth mentioning that the rear diff seems to be running hot :jpshakehead:
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ok, so I took off my rear prop and noticed that the Double Cardan ball-y bit is dry as and seems to have lots of play/ clunky movement. I have a spare front prop with a DC on one end which feels substantially better. Am I able to swap one with the other? is it a PITA job? or should I pack it with grease and hope for the best, get 7 sisters out of the way (next weekend) and then try to rebuild/get it rebuilt.
Payday is on Friday and at the moment I am operating on an ants shoestring so can't afford anything spent on it
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they are not woth cost or pain in my opinion
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they are not woth cost or pain in my opinion
sorry, what isn't?
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sorry them double carden rear shafts i understand all there benifits but give me a normal uj all day long
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sorry them double carden rear shafts i understand all there benifits but give me a normal uj all day long
sorry m8 but this time your wrong, they have a purpose, sometimes a single UJ just wont do the job
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like i say i fully understand there use and aplication and for me i would have less lft or another work around they are to dear for servicing and purchase for my liking and fail with bad consequences
its not a question of right or wrong merly taste
a single uj can be easily fixed in the field several times over to the cost of a cardon jointed shaft
your right they do have a place and for me its on the expensive shelf of the maker and not on my jeep
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They can be rebuilt but the full set of parts will cost almost as much as a new one or professional re-furb of your knackered one from my experience. Somewhere around the £300 mark, especially if you want it done quickly
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As I suspected...Replace it asap.
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As I suspected...Replace it asap.
Well done! I think I will wait till Dana 300 is in till I replace it, pack it with grease and hope for the best for the moment!
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Willo
I wouldn't trust it
had a dc go on me before in less than a mile :icon_rolleyes:
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ivan had one ceaze on him tearing the transfer box of the main gear box scrapping both
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ivan had one ceaze on him tearing the transfer box of the main gear box scrapping both
Hmm, doom and gloom then.
After removing my rear diff cover I found a shed load of metal filings in the oil and upon further inspection, I have found that one of the arb short spider gear shafts has come loose and has been on and off having a few tete a tete's with the pinion gear :011: :011:
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ouch i am sorry for ya mate
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according to the exploded diagram, there is a locking screw on the shaft, I'm hoping that's missing, and i have something that will plug the hole otherwise its no 7s for me :icon_sad:
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Are you trailering to 7S? If so you might be able to sort it with grease and a few bodges but it sounds like an expensive proper fix afterwards :jpshakehead:
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yes, trailering to 7s potentially.
Looking at the exploded diagrams again it seems I have the older type arb which has locking screws but are under a bit of casing, so unless I can strip the arb and fix it, I don't know, do i just go and hope for the best? the spider gear can't come out and James yes I think you are correct, its looking like an expensive repair, in fact having re-assessed the whole rear end today, the whole lot needs re-working as its not really working right at the moment.
Hmm, new arb, new dc prop shaft, maybe new R&P and bearings, new rear shock mounts and new shocks, seems I'd better enter that millionaire a week thing....got my crimbo list sorted :003:
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Quickand cheaper fix would be a spool if and only if you go by trailer................ :icon_twisted:
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Dana 60!!!
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There's still that one on the bay in merseyside ........... £295.........from a chevyvan/motorhome...we now think is a Dana70............. lockright and ring and pinion change and weld on TJ bits and could be on your rig for £750 ish....better than rebuilt 44 with ailing australian stuff in the pig........(stir stir)
Just think......... 5,000 rpm dump clutch and no worries of a breakage :icon_twisted:
I must now appologise for spending the money of others in my lunch break :hysterical:
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or those tera 60's that were on the bay...
Perhaps its time to stop, pause and reflect for a while, work my ass off in a bid to save up for a year to follow the wonton trail.
Trouble is, i'll always find something else to spend it on.
For the moment at least, a plan has been hatched so i can still get to 7sisters, now. Wheres that welder...
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Now there's an idea......weld up the platetaries and case..... after taking out ARB....... (you'l need original carrier for that tho.......?) then its only £300 for the prop..... :icon_twisted:
Oh.......tis never finished :pokinit: