Took me and a friend a day and a half
It took a day and a half? Hmm, I’ve got a front and rear Dana 44 set to put in, what took that long? Seems like a 4 to 6 hour job for the front I was estimating?
I know the generalities of this story well. Shoot, it took me a week to replace my fender flares…Well,……. My buddy lives in the country and we did the job at his place since he has a 4 car garage with a covered carport, and I live in an apartment… (ex-wife got the house, I got the payment)
I had bought a 36mm socket from Amazon and when I opened the box in was 56mm or something like that, so off to O’Reilly, an hour there and back.. got the old knuckles off, sandblasted , painted with self etching primer, then silver…. I had Jack stands under the frame and the Dana 30 while removing the shocks and brakes, axles, etc… when it was time to lower the axle housing to pull the springs, it drooped to the ground and the spring were still in their seats!!! Funny, I don’t remember them being that long when we installed them 2 years ago!!! (ZJ with acos) ….. off to O’Reilly….. 2 spring compressors later the Dana 30! Was out. . At this point we ate some lunch and had a couple beers and Gatorade…. It was about 98* with 100% humidity, been raining on and off all day. All of the above turned out to be the EZ part.. did I mention beer!!!, the heat? Plus, I’m old!!!
I wish I could "like" this stuff. Nicely done...
Nice axle, you can't beat a Currie. It's filled with a conventional gear lube, not a synthetic, right?
Yes Sir! When I bought the axle, I went ahead and got a couple qts from Currie. I’ll use that oil when I. Change it at 500 miles. I picked up a couple qts of castrol conventional on my trip to get the spring compressors, that’s what’s in it now.
On my rear axle, I changed the cover to one from Dana spicer. It has a drain plug. Curries doesn’t so I’m debating whether to pull the cover to drain it or siphon the break in oil out, what’s your opinion Jerry?
I know you asked Jerry but I think you’ve made a rather large investment that deserves a quick check of the gears when changing the oil to make sure there aren’t any issues.
I'd pull the cover to inspect and drain the break-in oil and siphon it later.Yes Sir! When I bought the axle, I went ahead and got a couple qts from Currie. I’ll use that oil when I. Change it at 500 miles. I picked up a couple qts of castrol conventional on my trip to get the spring compressors, that’s what’s in it now.
On my rear axle, I changed the cover to one from Dana spicer. It has a drain plug. Curries doesn’t so I’m debating whether to pull the cover to drain it or siphon the break in oil out, what’s your opinion Jerry?