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The Mud Pit => General => Topic started by: BayouGold on February 02, 2009, 05:54:36 AM
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Axle saved the day today with the 44 swap. When i read on stu olson's website about an axle swap he did it didn't seem so difficult. I should have known though! Anyway axle really bailed me out so many thanks to him! i'll post pics of the new & improved rig soon!
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Any time, Dingo. ;)
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I'll second the fact that it is much harder then it seems on-line. I managed to drive my Jeep for the first time in over a month, but I swapped both axles. ;) No emergency brakes yet, I didn't buy enough parts. I thought I could get away with just the 1/8" cable ends, but I need the 3/16 ends for the u-bolts. Biggest difference, I can fell is the change to 4.10 gears, WOW! My Jeep has some balls again!!! I might even bring it to the meeting tomorrow.
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Congrats, I didn't realize that you had finished. The last post I read about it, you were almost done. If you ever put chromoly shafts in the 8.8, it's almost bullet proof. Don't forget the friction additive! I didn't know to put any in mine when I initially did the swap, so I had an open rear even with the LS in it! I still have to add it with the locker installed, since it's a limited slip when it's turned off.
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hey bring it tonight kirk.
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lets go wheeling lol.
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I don't think I am going to make it tonight, roads were pretty bad on the way home. Plus, my registration on the Jeep ran out on 1/31 and my new stickers from MD, haven't arrived yet. :-\
Axle, I added the friction modifier, but I think my LSD clutches are worn out. The axle had 117K miles on it, and I could tell that the fluid had been changed at least once since they used a gasket instead of the normal silicone sealant from the factory. I took it out into some snow, and tired to see if they both would spin, but no luck. A rebuild kit it about $70, so I think it is in the near future.
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I don't think I am going to make it tonight, roads were pretty bad on the way home. Plus, my registration on the Jeep ran out on 1/31 and my new stickers from MD, haven't arrived yet. :-\
Axle, I added the friction modifier, but I think my LSD clutches are worn out. The axle had 117K miles on it, and I could tell that the fluid had been changed at least once since they used a gasket instead of the normal silicone sealant from the factory. I took it out into some snow, and tired to see if they both would spin, but no luck. A rebuild kit it about $70, so I think it is in the near future.
Gasket's factory on explorers. silicone is aftermarket.