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Front Differential Exploded

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by johnsotd, Mar 12, 2017.

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  1. Daryl

    Daryl Sponsor

    A 30 is simply so much easier to work on.
     
    Daryl, Mar 27, 2017
    #41
  2. garage gnome

    garage gnome ECJ5 welder

    In what respect? Yes, you don't have to deal with knuckle puddin, but I'd rather deal with grease than scrape oily dirt out of my axle tube for an hour and then install an inner oil seal.
     
    garage gnome, Mar 27, 2017
    #42
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  3. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    This I wholeheartedly agree with. The open knuckle spindles get contaminated too easily.
     
    Glenn, Mar 27, 2017
    #43
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  4. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Years ago I used to read the ads in the 4 x 4 magazines for custom built Dana 44's to replace the 25/27, along with all of the other goodies of course. Then when I was outside I'd look at the 25 and not see any reason to want to replace it....sure seemed strong enough to me.
     
    Glenn, Mar 27, 2017
    #44
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  5. Jrobz23

    Jrobz23 Member

    Pulling a truly working unit is rough.

    I did mine for easier access to parts, FLAPS, an the advantages of mild increase in front width. The strength increase was nice since my front will have some decent weight on it. My unit was also very cheap, and I was going to be doing a full front cleanup anyway.

    Decent brakes and real crossover steering can be grafted to the D25.
     
    Jrobz23, Mar 29, 2017
    #45
  6. johneyboy03

    johneyboy03 The green beast

    that kind of.....;)

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    johneyboy03, Mar 29, 2017
    #46
  7. Jrobz23

    Jrobz23 Member

    It's locked so well, it's 2WD lol
     
    Jrobz23, Mar 29, 2017
    #47
  8. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Ummm, welding the ring and pinion together......why?
     
    Glenn, Mar 29, 2017
    #48
  9. johneyboy03

    johneyboy03 The green beast

    I'm just kidding....;)
     
    johneyboy03, Mar 30, 2017
    #49
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  10. jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

    We did that for the mens bathroom in our shop.
    TP holder
     
    jpflat2a, Mar 30, 2017
    #50
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  11. johnsotd

    johnsotd Member

    Got the differential apart. The pinion was completely welded to the bearing. Scrap.
    I finally found a complete D25. Shipping may be an issue.
     
    johnsotd, Apr 3, 2017
    #51
  12. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    So, is everything scrap or just the pinion?
     
    Glenn, Apr 3, 2017
    #52
  13. johnsotd

    johnsotd Member

    Just the pinion and related bearings, seals and shims. Everything else is fine.
     
    johnsotd, Apr 4, 2017
    #53
  14. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Setting up the front ring and pinion tolerances isn't near as critical as the rear is. If the ring gear isn't worn out and you could find a good pinion gear it might be worth a shot trying to set it up.
     
    Glenn, Apr 5, 2017
    #54
  15. johnsotd

    johnsotd Member

    I found that properly setting up a ring and pinion is a very difficult task and takes an amateur like me days of trial and error. I really don't want to do it again. It seems that new 5.38 ring and pinions are not common.
    One of our members has a complete D25 front axle that looks good that I'm going to buy.
     
    johnsotd, Apr 5, 2017
    #55
  16. Daryl

    Daryl Sponsor

    Yes. Very common to find dana 25 or 27 for almost free.
     
    Daryl, Apr 5, 2017
    #56
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