Wheel bearing help please

[kpritchett70]

I have a 95 4x4 ranger with a 35 hybrid ttb front. I'm needing help with figuring out which wheel bearing to use the ones for a 35 or for a 28? All the parts stores have both listed for this year. I have replaced the bearings once but not sure I used the right ones and they are make ng noise again. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I think youll need D28 ones. As i understand the 35 hybrid is a 35 carrier with 28 guts.

 

[kpritchett70]

That's what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. Thanks

 

[RonD]

Look at the housing, seen here: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/images/dana_35_hybrid_example2.PNG

Also axle diameter and spline count once you are "in": https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/images/ranger_ttb_axle_shaft_dimensions.PNG

 

[Uncle Gump]

You could also just go full on local purchase and take your old bearings to match them up.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Everything outside of the pumpkin is all Dana 35 stuff (wheel bearings, U joints, etc), only stuff inside the carrier (even axle stubs count here as the splines on the spider gears are smaller) is smaller and different. The auto parts systems are dumb, I've been asked what engine was in a '91 explorer before...

 

[kpritchett70]

You could also just go full on local purchase and take your old bearings to match them up.

I plan to try and match them up but I want to know Incase there is a problem.

 

[kpritchett70]

Everything outside of the pumpkin is all Dana 35 stuff (wheel bearings, U joints, etc), only stuff inside the carrier (even axle stubs count here as the splines on the spider gears are smaller) is smaller and different. The auto parts systems are dumb, I've been asked what engine was in a '91 explorer before...

So from that if I understand correctly the inner and outer wheel bearings should be Dana 35...correct?

 

[kpritchett70]

Look at the housing, seen here: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/images/dana_35_hybrid_example2.PNG

Also axle diameter and spline count once you are "in": https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/images/ranger_ttb_axle_shaft_dimensions.PNG

It's definitely a 35 hybrid housing. But in trying to figure out if it takes 35 wheel bearings or 28 wheel bearings

 

[scotts90ranger]

The hybrids still take Dana 35 wheel bearings, the beam, balljoints, radius arms, spindles, rotors, outer axle shafts, hubs, steering and everything outside of the geartrain inside the pumpkin is identical to the Dana 35. The only difference is the pumpkin itself, ring gear, pinion gear, carrier, all carrier and pinion bearings, spider gears and the two axle shafts that go into the pumpkin... After mid '90 through '97 for wheel bearings you can consider all Ranger 4x4 to be Dana 35 unless you break an axle shaft or try to rebuild the differential...

 

[kpritchett70]

Thank you for the help

 

[Shran]

I will concur that you need D35 bearings. Oddly the D28 parts are an option for a lot of trucks well into the 90's even though the very last possible year for them was 1992. They are even listed as a part for 91-94 Explorers, even though there were exactly zero Explorers built with that axle.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Everything outside of the pumpkin is all Dana 35 stuff (wheel bearings, U joints, etc), only stuff inside the carrier (even axle stubs count here as the splines on the spider gears are smaller) is smaller and different. The auto parts systems are dumb, I've been asked what engine was in a '91 explorer before...

And let me guess, it was to look up windshield wipers?

 

[scotts90ranger]

Probably . I haven't had that sploder for over a decade so I don't remember anymore... the dumb thing is at one point I ordered two sets of the same brake pads from the same Napa, one for the '91 sploder and one for a I think I called it a '92 Ranger, same part number different price? it was a long time ago though so that was probably an old computer system...

I always get funny looks when I walk up to a counter to get parts for the '90, since it really depends on what I need as to what vehicle I tell them... be it a Ranger, Explorer or Thunderbird of varying years depending on the parts...