burly looking trail truck how do you keep that d35 together?what prob's have you had and any good fixs or ideas for someone thinking about doing an sas because of reliability problems on trail.ive got a manual tranny and lead foot maybe the d35 isent for me.
When I just wheel it
As easy as I can.......As fast as necessary, it holds together. I broke two axles in all the time I've wheeled it but both times were due to me
Hot-Dogging it. After I broke the center joint, I ground some of it off for clearance............it was at a sharp angle when the passenger side tire was off the ground & the suspension was at full droop. You're lead foot will bring D35 axles to a quick & certain death. You might wanna consider changing your wheeling habit about the lead foot (since it's not really necessary on the trail) or definetly perform an SAS with a strong diff...........but those aren't cheap to build up either.
On the wheel bearings, I'm what's considered
Anal about them. I never had one fail me, even after driving through creeks & rivers. I clean & grease them with a semi-synthetic grease & tighten them properly. Honestly, it's about every 4 months that I service them. Unless & went wheeling in a place that had axle high water, (ie, rivers, creeks) then I service them after I get home or the next day. That might be too often for some folks to service them but then
I'm one of the rare individuals here that has never has a D35 wheel bearing failure & I run 10" wide wheels & large tires. So in my book, that makes it worth the effort.