Joseph P

There aren't enough real jeeps to go around!

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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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| Real Jeeps would:
|
http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...ationChart.gif
| God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
| mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
|
| Robert Brace wrote:
| >
| > TW;
| > If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the
bottom of
| > the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply
replace the
| > fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you.
If your
| > Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
| > Bob

Joseph P

There aren't enough real jeeps to go around!

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NC
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40799DF6.E718C16B@***.net...
| Real Jeeps would:
|
http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...ationChart.gif
| God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
| mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
|
| Robert Brace wrote:
| >
| > TW;
| > If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the
bottom of
| > the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply
replace the
| > fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you.
If your
| > Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
| > Bob

Joseph P

There aren't enough real jeeps to go around!

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Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ



"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40799DF6.E718C16B@***.net...
| Real Jeeps would:
|
http://www.apple.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Pho...ationChart.gif
| God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
| mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
|
| Robert Brace wrote:
| >
| > TW;
| > If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the
bottom of
| > the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply
replace the
| > fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you.
If your
| > Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
| > Bob

Bob

I think the newer D44s from the factory have that drain plug (my
friend's '03 Rubi has that plug, too). However, the older TJs (like my
'97 Sahara) with a factory D44 don't have any way of draining besides
either a suction pump or removing the pumpkin cover.

"Robert Brace" <rlbrace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<JNdec.75780$Pk3.18882@pd7tw1no>...
> TW;
> If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the bottom of
> the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply replace the
> fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you. If your
> Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
> Bob
>
> "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> news:c5bda4$4kv$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> >
> > "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:hgaec.85882$Bk31.31561@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> > >
> > > "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> > > news:c5b9f9$1kg$2@news.wave.co.nz...
> > > : "Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > : news:20040411014142.00534.00000147@mb-m29.aol.com...
> > > : > >
> > > : > > The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift
> the
> > > : > > vehicle and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far
> as
> > > : > > possible.
> > > : >
> > > : > Nah! I got mine off without doing that.
> > > : >
> > > : > Unless his axle/differential is different than my D35c... in which
> case
> I
> > > : > am wrong <g>.
> > > : >
> > > : > -jeff
> > > :
> > > : Mine is Dana 44, thus the problem. Its pumpkin is bigger in size.
> > > :
> > > Okay, now you're just bragging LOL
> > > -Brian
> > >
> >
> > Nah, they are all the same (bigger) size in NZ ;-). Just got lucky with
> > that or else that would have been another upgrade in the pipeline. I have
> > put a ------sheet together to budget for everything and its being coded
> > based on priority (high / moderate / low) and timeframe desired (6 / 12 /
> > 18 months). I think the very first one would be switching to Old Man Emu
> > suspension, then 32 inch mud terrains. I think I have mentally prepared
> my
> > wife that its a life long process of continuous improvement, so she should
> > be brave and not question my sanity so frequently and regularly.
> >
> > TW
> >

Bob

I think the newer D44s from the factory have that drain plug (my
friend's '03 Rubi has that plug, too). However, the older TJs (like my
'97 Sahara) with a factory D44 don't have any way of draining besides
either a suction pump or removing the pumpkin cover.

"Robert Brace" <rlbrace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<JNdec.75780$Pk3.18882@pd7tw1no>...
> TW;
> If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the bottom of
> the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply replace the
> fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you. If your
> Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
> Bob
>
> "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> news:c5bda4$4kv$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> >
> > "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:hgaec.85882$Bk31.31561@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> > >
> > > "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> > > news:c5b9f9$1kg$2@news.wave.co.nz...
> > > : "Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > : news:20040411014142.00534.00000147@mb-m29.aol.com...
> > > : > >
> > > : > > The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift
> the
> > > : > > vehicle and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far
> as
> > > : > > possible.
> > > : >
> > > : > Nah! I got mine off without doing that.
> > > : >
> > > : > Unless his axle/differential is different than my D35c... in which
> case
> I
> > > : > am wrong <g>.
> > > : >
> > > : > -jeff
> > > :
> > > : Mine is Dana 44, thus the problem. Its pumpkin is bigger in size.
> > > :
> > > Okay, now you're just bragging LOL
> > > -Brian
> > >
> >
> > Nah, they are all the same (bigger) size in NZ ;-). Just got lucky with
> > that or else that would have been another upgrade in the pipeline. I have
> > put a ------sheet together to budget for everything and its being coded
> > based on priority (high / moderate / low) and timeframe desired (6 / 12 /
> > 18 months). I think the very first one would be switching to Old Man Emu
> > suspension, then 32 inch mud terrains. I think I have mentally prepared
> my
> > wife that its a life long process of continuous improvement, so she should
> > be brave and not question my sanity so frequently and regularly.
> >
> > TW
> >

Bob

I think the newer D44s from the factory have that drain plug (my
friend's '03 Rubi has that plug, too). However, the older TJs (like my
'97 Sahara) with a factory D44 don't have any way of draining besides
either a suction pump or removing the pumpkin cover.

"Robert Brace" <rlbrace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<JNdec.75780$Pk3.18882@pd7tw1no>...
> TW;
> If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the bottom of
> the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply replace the
> fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you. If your
> Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
> Bob
>
> "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> news:c5bda4$4kv$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> >
> > "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:hgaec.85882$Bk31.31561@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> > >
> > > "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> > > news:c5b9f9$1kg$2@news.wave.co.nz...
> > > : "Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > : news:20040411014142.00534.00000147@mb-m29.aol.com...
> > > : > >
> > > : > > The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift
> the
> > > : > > vehicle and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far
> as
> > > : > > possible.
> > > : >
> > > : > Nah! I got mine off without doing that.
> > > : >
> > > : > Unless his axle/differential is different than my D35c... in which
> case
> I
> > > : > am wrong <g>.
> > > : >
> > > : > -jeff
> > > :
> > > : Mine is Dana 44, thus the problem. Its pumpkin is bigger in size.
> > > :
> > > Okay, now you're just bragging LOL
> > > -Brian
> > >
> >
> > Nah, they are all the same (bigger) size in NZ ;-). Just got lucky with
> > that or else that would have been another upgrade in the pipeline. I have
> > put a ------sheet together to budget for everything and its being coded
> > based on priority (high / moderate / low) and timeframe desired (6 / 12 /
> > 18 months). I think the very first one would be switching to Old Man Emu
> > suspension, then 32 inch mud terrains. I think I have mentally prepared
> my
> > wife that its a life long process of continuous improvement, so she should
> > be brave and not question my sanity so frequently and regularly.
> >
> > TW
> >

Bob

I think the newer D44s from the factory have that drain plug (my
friend's '03 Rubi has that plug, too). However, the older TJs (like my
'97 Sahara) with a factory D44 don't have any way of draining besides
either a suction pump or removing the pumpkin cover.

"Robert Brace" <rlbrace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<JNdec.75780$Pk3.18882@pd7tw1no>...
> TW;
> If you have a Dana 44 rear, don't you have a drain plug in the bottom of
> the pumpkin back from the pinion flange? If you want to simply replace the
> fluid without dealing with the cover, this should do it for you. If your
> Dana44 is the same as my Dana44?
> Bob
>
> "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> news:c5bda4$4kv$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> >
> > "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
> > news:hgaec.85882$Bk31.31561@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> > >
> > > "TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
> > > news:c5b9f9$1kg$2@news.wave.co.nz...
> > > : "Handywired" <handywired@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > : news:20040411014142.00534.00000147@mb-m29.aol.com...
> > > : > >
> > > : > > The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift
> the
> > > : > > vehicle and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far
> as
> > > : > > possible.
> > > : >
> > > : > Nah! I got mine off without doing that.
> > > : >
> > > : > Unless his axle/differential is different than my D35c... in which
> case
> I
> > > : > am wrong <g>.
> > > : >
> > > : > -jeff
> > > :
> > > : Mine is Dana 44, thus the problem. Its pumpkin is bigger in size.
> > > :
> > > Okay, now you're just bragging LOL
> > > -Brian
> > >
> >
> > Nah, they are all the same (bigger) size in NZ ;-). Just got lucky with
> > that or else that would have been another upgrade in the pipeline. I have
> > put a ------sheet together to budget for everything and its being coded
> > based on priority (high / moderate / low) and timeframe desired (6 / 12 /
> > 18 months). I think the very first one would be switching to Old Man Emu
> > suspension, then 32 inch mud terrains. I think I have mentally prepared
> my
> > wife that its a life long process of continuous improvement, so she should
> > be brave and not question my sanity so frequently and regularly.
> >
> > TW
> >

Bob

I didn't have to do that. But I do have a 4" suspension lift. (Yes, I
have a D44 rear.) I did have to use an interesting assortment of
socket extensions on a couple of the bolts, but nothing crazy.

"CRWLR" <CRWLRJEFF@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message news:<107g89k7gcp7gca@corp.supernews.com>...
> > I tried taking the rear diff cover off but could not manage to get my
> hands
> > around the top bolts. Its a stock height currently and the gas tank was
> > the biggest culprit.
>
>
> The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift the vehicle
> and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far as possible.

Bob

I didn't have to do that. But I do have a 4" suspension lift. (Yes, I
have a D44 rear.) I did have to use an interesting assortment of
socket extensions on a couple of the bolts, but nothing crazy.

"CRWLR" <CRWLRJEFF@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message news:<107g89k7gcp7gca@corp.supernews.com>...
> > I tried taking the rear diff cover off but could not manage to get my
> hands
> > around the top bolts. Its a stock height currently and the gas tank was
> > the biggest culprit.
>
>
> The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift the vehicle
> and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far as possible.

Bob

I didn't have to do that. But I do have a 4" suspension lift. (Yes, I
have a D44 rear.) I did have to use an interesting assortment of
socket extensions on a couple of the bolts, but nothing crazy.

"CRWLR" <CRWLRJEFF@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message news:<107g89k7gcp7gca@corp.supernews.com>...
> > I tried taking the rear diff cover off but could not manage to get my
> hands
> > around the top bolts. Its a stock height currently and the gas tank was
> > the biggest culprit.
>
>
> The rear axles must hang to gain access to those top bolts. Lift the vehicle
> and support the frame so that the axle hangs down as far as possible.