Is my Dana 35 bad

[mplummer08]

I have never driven in 4wd in my B2 since I bought it with a shot A4LD. After rebuilding my tranny and going to install the front drive shaft I noticed what seemed to be excessive slop at the flange. I installed the drive shafts and while I had the rig on jack stands dropped it in 4wd. Then I got a good bit of popping and grinding before I shut it down. I pulled the front drive shafts and have been riding without it for the time being.

So the question is: Is the slop at the flange an indicator of a jacked up diff and if so is a diff worth repairing or should I be hitting the JY?



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[85_Ranger4x4]

Automatic hubs can grind when they go bad. Also check the u-joints for the axleshaft inside the front axle too.

Late '90 with a factory D35?

 

[adsm08]

Up and down or side to side slop in a pinion is an indication of bad pinion bearings. Def worth fixing.

 

[mplummer08]

Yeah it is a late 90 with factory D35. And the slop is all around, so looks like the next thing on the to do list is rebuild the D35.

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