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10-29-2011, 09:27 PM
Get rid of that Dana 35 POS immediately, before even worse happens:
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Was driving about 55mph (the speed limit) around a corner when I heard a loud pop. Out of the corner of my eye I see my wheel AND axle shaft rolling away, right into oncoming traffic. Then my rear end drops to the ground and starts grinding away the axle. Just barely made it to a stop in the only dirt section of the shoulder on the side of the road for miles. About an hour later the tow truck driver finally shows up and pulls it up onto his bed. My dad also managed to get his truck stuck on the other side of the road, pulled off to help out when the shoulder basically just gave out (had to leave it overnight, we got a more experienced tow truck driver to pull it out today).
Lesson learned: The Dana 35 is only good to about 100,000 miles, granted there has been light offroading in the Jeeps lifetime. Rubicon owners need not apply because you should already have Dana 44's underneath. Ditch that Dana 35 NOW before it either kills you or someone else. FWIW I have still yet to find my axle shaft and wheel. Brake drum is probably still on it. Working on some funds right now to swap in a Ford 8.8 axle out of an Exploder.
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6571/1028111649.jpg
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9941/dscn9891h.jpg
Was driving about 55mph (the speed limit) around a corner when I heard a loud pop. Out of the corner of my eye I see my wheel AND axle shaft rolling away, right into oncoming traffic. Then my rear end drops to the ground and starts grinding away the axle. Just barely made it to a stop in the only dirt section of the shoulder on the side of the road for miles. About an hour later the tow truck driver finally shows up and pulls it up onto his bed. My dad also managed to get his truck stuck on the other side of the road, pulled off to help out when the shoulder basically just gave out (had to leave it overnight, we got a more experienced tow truck driver to pull it out today).
Lesson learned: The Dana 35 is only good to about 100,000 miles, granted there has been light offroading in the Jeeps lifetime. Rubicon owners need not apply because you should already have Dana 44's underneath. Ditch that Dana 35 NOW before it either kills you or someone else. FWIW I have still yet to find my axle shaft and wheel. Brake drum is probably still on it. Working on some funds right now to swap in a Ford 8.8 axle out of an Exploder.