Aluminum Dana 44
 

What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?

Just how strong (or weak) is it?

Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.

The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.

Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
any Jeep you wheel with.

Jerry

billy ray wrote:
> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>
> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>
> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.

The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.

Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
any Jeep you wheel with.

Jerry

billy ray wrote:
> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>
> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>
> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.

The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.

Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
any Jeep you wheel with.

Jerry

billy ray wrote:
> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>
> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>
> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

Is that a largely street only JGC?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


Jerry Bransford wrote:
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
> second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
> That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
> any Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>>
>

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

Is that a largely street only JGC?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


Jerry Bransford wrote:
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
> second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
> That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
> any Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>>
>

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

Is that a largely street only JGC?

tw
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________


Jerry Bransford wrote:
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its
> second complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again.
> That makes its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into
> any Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>>
>

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

How does it compare to the Dana 35c then?


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@cox.net> wrote in message
news:l61ag.423$sP1.354@fed1read07...
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its second
> complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again. That makes
> its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into any
> Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

How does it compare to the Dana 35c then?


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@cox.net> wrote in message
news:l61ag.423$sP1.354@fed1read07...
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its second
> complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again. That makes
> its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into any
> Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

Re: Aluminum Dana 44
 

How does it compare to the Dana 35c then?


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@cox.net> wrote in message
news:l61ag.423$sP1.354@fed1read07...
> My wife's aluminum D44 in her JGC at 67,000 miles just finished its second
> complete rebuild complete with new ring & pinion gears again. That makes
> its 3rd set of R&P gears & bearings.
>
> The axle flexes and doesn't hold up. It's also different inside so most
> usual lockers & LSDs meant for the cast iron D44s won't fit.
>
> Don't even think of installing one of those crappy aluminum D44s into any
> Jeep you wheel with.
>
> Jerry
>
> billy ray wrote:
>> What is the real story with the Aluminum Dana 44 differential?
>>
>> Just how strong (or weak) is it?
>>
>> Does it have maintenance and reliability problems?
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/