Member III
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- First Name
- Tom
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- Houston
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I took the teeth off the Dana44 rear pinion on Poison Spider Moab. The broken teeth in the case kept locking up the gears.
I ended up having to jack up the rear, pull both axles, pull the carrier, then remove the ring gear. I cleaned out the housing and reassembled everything and drove out in Front Wheel Drive only. Several climbs were a problem and I had to turn around and back up them to get the weight transfer onto the driven wheels to get enough traction. By the time I got off the trail, I had half the tread on the front tires as I did in the back.
I got back to town, bought a gear set and master install and did a gear setup without a shop. I was back wheeling a day later. Still running those gears today after 100k+ miles.
I ended up having to jack up the rear, pull both axles, pull the carrier, then remove the ring gear. I cleaned out the housing and reassembled everything and drove out in Front Wheel Drive only. Several climbs were a problem and I had to turn around and back up them to get the weight transfer onto the driven wheels to get enough traction. By the time I got off the trail, I had half the tread on the front tires as I did in the back.
I got back to town, bought a gear set and master install and did a gear setup without a shop. I was back wheeling a day later. Still running those gears today after 100k+ miles.