Dana 18 Not Shifting Back Into 2h

Im just gonna take it to a shop for install and make sure its working properly. Im not gonna mess up again!

 

Is the front an open diff now? You should be able to swap just the gears onto the existing locker.
But it is a good time to add an e-locker.

 

The front is open diff. Front elocker in 4.27 was ordered

 

Yeah it's new shims and a dance either way, should be a nice ride when done for every type of road or trail.

 

I felt like I was reading a who done it and could not wait to get to the end. It is great how the Jeep community will jump in with both feet to help another Jeeper. I remember when I bought and restored a 89 YJ for my daughter, some times as she put it “it went to sleep”. Within minutes another jeeper stopped to help. @jeepstar. I am glad the brain trust on this forum helped to steer you to a solution..

 

It's a 100% ready to go unit.

The locker i ordered in 5.38 comes complete with all of the internals already added.

The carrier bearings will need to be pressed on and it will need to be adjusted correctly with the carrier shims provided in the master install kit I also bought.

I'm a little miffed I need to buy 30 spline axles to run it with my 1970 flanged offset dana 44. I can't win. Or better yet, I could if I had done my homework that day instead of just ordering what I thought was right without more info.

Like that Chris Stapleton song: I've got nobody to blame, but me

 

Yeah, we've all been there.

 

Someone here said its a 19 spline

*EDIT*
Just re read the post i got that from...this is going in my flanged offset rear axle so its 30 spline. Until i count splines though, im not making assumptions. This was an expensive mistake

 

The REAR locker i bought last year is in 5.38.
The front e locker i just ordered last friday is 4.27

 

I was responding to fireballs post about the 5.38 locker just being a series 4 case with no guts. Its ready to rock.

 

East coast gear supply just got back to me, that d44 30 spline locker will work in my rear axle.
"You can use the Detroit True Trac with any gear numerically higher than 3.92".

 

The flanged axle will be 30 spline. The tapered axles are 19 spline (or 10 spline on older Jeeps yet). You should be good to go.

 

Detroit Tru-Trac is a VERY GOOD choice for our short vehicles!

 

You say your rear locker is 5:38 and front is 4.27 but they don't typically come with ring and pinion gears on them. You can put 4.27 or 5.38 gears on either of those lockers. Maybe you already know, just thought I'd try and add some clarity.

 

I'm learning this. Thought with the true trac I bought it was 5.38 or bust.

 

3.92 to 5.38 gears are all “series 4”, so interchange on the open diff, LSD, or locker you are using. You still have to match diff to the axle spline count for your application. Flanged axles (‘71-up) will be 30 spline, and tapered axles ‘55?-up through ‘70 will be 19 spline.
-Donny