Muddytruckn
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- 1991
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- Ford
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Hello to all! Not sure if there's an introduction place, but if so I'll post there later.
Last night I picked up an 88 BII & have a couple of questions about it. It has a 3" body lift, Explorer axles (so he says), manual hubs, manual transfer case shifter, removable doors, otherwise stock.
1. How can I identify the axles for sure? The rear is an 8.8. I noticed the somewhat flat bottom on the diff cover compared to the round 7.5 that it should have stock. That was easy, but I have no idea how to tell a D28 from a D35
2. This one should probably be #1, but oh well. Fifth gear sounds like a box of rocks rattling around. I can only assume that a bearing is shot. I've rebuilt transfer cases but never dove into a transmission. Would it be worth the hassle of rebuilding or should I look for a different transmission? Only wanting a direct swap as this is gonna be my daily driver. How long can I go just using gears 1-4?
3. Speedo doesn't work. Probably looking at replacing the cable, but figure I could mention it & see if there is some sort of common problem or area that I should look at.
I'll eventually get some pics & tell more about myself, but kind of in a crunch for time at the minute.
Last night I picked up an 88 BII & have a couple of questions about it. It has a 3" body lift, Explorer axles (so he says), manual hubs, manual transfer case shifter, removable doors, otherwise stock.
1. How can I identify the axles for sure? The rear is an 8.8. I noticed the somewhat flat bottom on the diff cover compared to the round 7.5 that it should have stock. That was easy, but I have no idea how to tell a D28 from a D35
2. This one should probably be #1, but oh well. Fifth gear sounds like a box of rocks rattling around. I can only assume that a bearing is shot. I've rebuilt transfer cases but never dove into a transmission. Would it be worth the hassle of rebuilding or should I look for a different transmission? Only wanting a direct swap as this is gonna be my daily driver. How long can I go just using gears 1-4?
3. Speedo doesn't work. Probably looking at replacing the cable, but figure I could mention it & see if there is some sort of common problem or area that I should look at.
I'll eventually get some pics & tell more about myself, but kind of in a crunch for time at the minute.