Too weird, glad you did not buy a new diff. Good stuff!
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
SilverEightynine@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:40 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Need a rear axle
In article <fc49dc$e9h$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, SilverEightynine@aol.com
writes:
>
>
> Well I'm looking for a rear axle for a 2wd 1994 Gen II with a 4 banger for
my
> boss' work truck. Should have 3.55 gears - I think thats a 7.25 rear -
might
> be a 8.25 but I havn't crawled under to check the ID tag.
>
> Anyone got any leads?
>
> Terrible Tom
Well just an update - last week we got the truck up on jackstands in the
parking lot at work and I pulled the rear diff cover. fluid looked good -
gears looked good. I reached over to spin the rear passenger wheel to look
at
the gears better, heard grinding noise - but it was not coming from the
diff.
Spun the drivers side - no noise at all. Okaaay... something in the drum
let
loose I bet. Springs or hold down nails perhaps. Boss takes over and I go
in
to work. He throws gear lube in and bolts the cover back on.
He calls me out and motions for me to come take a look... the brakes are
fine!
A rusty edge on the lip of the drum had broken off and was churning up
inside
the drum. Because of the backing plate - it couldnt drop out. So these
chunks
of metal were all that it was! heh
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