Diff Rebuild
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:04 pm
Hi everybody.
My parents own a Jeep Cherokee (XJ) '96 sport. I belive the rear diff is a Dana 35. Anyway the rear diff has developed a whine and some grating noise; about 90% sure that it is a pinion bearing. Do not have time to rebuild it ourselves. Couple of questions regarding this situation, any help greatly appreciated; Im only used to Jap 4wds with Banjo style diffs which we have always done ourselves.
1) Can anybody recommend a good workshop in the Brisbane area to take the car in and rebuild the rear diff for us?
2) Does anybody have an estimate what it should cost for the rear diff in the XJ to be rebuilt (parts and labour, total cost)?
3) The car has roughly 208,000km on the clock. Is this normal wear and tear on these diffs at this age?
4) This is the third thing to fail on the car in the last 2 weeks (water pump and auto trans oil lines). Is 200,000 about the lifetime of these Jeeps before they have a nervous breakdown? The car has been near flawless (mechanically) untill this last fortnight.
Any help greatly appreciated, especially on my first 2 questions. Ive posted in "gen tech" because I dont think my first 2 questions are too jeep specific.
Thanks.
My parents own a Jeep Cherokee (XJ) '96 sport. I belive the rear diff is a Dana 35. Anyway the rear diff has developed a whine and some grating noise; about 90% sure that it is a pinion bearing. Do not have time to rebuild it ourselves. Couple of questions regarding this situation, any help greatly appreciated; Im only used to Jap 4wds with Banjo style diffs which we have always done ourselves.
1) Can anybody recommend a good workshop in the Brisbane area to take the car in and rebuild the rear diff for us?
2) Does anybody have an estimate what it should cost for the rear diff in the XJ to be rebuilt (parts and labour, total cost)?
3) The car has roughly 208,000km on the clock. Is this normal wear and tear on these diffs at this age?
4) This is the third thing to fail on the car in the last 2 weeks (water pump and auto trans oil lines). Is 200,000 about the lifetime of these Jeeps before they have a nervous breakdown? The car has been near flawless (mechanically) untill this last fortnight.
Any help greatly appreciated, especially on my first 2 questions. Ive posted in "gen tech" because I dont think my first 2 questions are too jeep specific.
Thanks.