7.5 L/S to 7.5 Open Diff

[Arein]

Hey guys. I have a 2006 ranger with a 7.5 373 limited slip geared rear end that has given up on me. The spider gears are missing many teeth, and has gouged every bearing and clutch in the thing. I have access to a 7.5 373 geared open diff, and was wondering if I could swap the chunk. This is my only transportation, and I desperately need to get this thing back on the road asap. The open diff is in a 98 btw. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Curious Hound]

Should work. But you need a shim kit to be able to set pinion depth and carrier bearing preload. When you replace the carrier, the tolerances will be different so a full setup should be done.

 

[Arein]

Thank you Eric, I'm gonna get busy on it now.

This is more of a bandaid for right now. Soon, I plan to have an 8.8 out of a explorer to swap into it.

 

[Arein]

Should work. But you need a shim kit to be able to set pinion depth and carrier bearing preload. When you replace the carrier, the tolerances will be different so a full setup should be done.

Should I use my carrier bearing caps, or the ones from the other?

 

[pjtoledo]

keep the caps with the housing, don't swap bearing caps between housings.
you can swap used bearings so long as the race & bearing go as a set.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Id just swap the whole axle personally. Then you aint gotta worry about dialing things back in.