dasbulliwagen Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I am in Charlotte, NC today and Friday for a Chrysler training class, and guess what I had to work on in class all day today? I learned how to rebuild a Dana 35.... WHAT A WASTE OF TIME! :fs1: The other part of my class had the pleasure of rebuilding an aluminum Dana 44! More wasted time. :nuts: Tommorow we will get into the corporate axles, and the IRS rear ends in the LX cars, and diagnose a problem with a JK Rubi locker. Tommorow might not be a waste as much as today was. At least I had the pleasure of having lunch at FIVE GUYS!!! :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 OK - do you wanna practice on my moaning D35 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 OK - do you wanna practice on my moaning D35 now? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Aluminum D44's are certainly not a waste of time. Sure, it might not be the most off-road friendly rear axle out there, but trucks, on occasion, will do some other things besides go off-roading. That seems to be one of the things a lot of members often forget on this forum. Anyway - the D44A is found in so many different applications, it's definitely a good axle to know your way around (even the D35 for that matter). Heck, the D44A is even found in the Dodge Viper :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Aluminum D44's are certainly not a waste of time. Sure, it might not be the most off-road friendly rear axle out there, but trucks, on occasion, will do some other things besides go off-roading. That seems to be one of the things a lot of members often forget on this forum. Anyway - the D44A is found in so many different applications, it's definitely a good axle to know your way around (even the D35 for that matter). Heck, the D44A is even found in the Dodge Viper :brows: I know they are, I'm just making light of the reputation these axles have on Jeep forums like ours. Its crazy to imagine just how many millions of vehicles these axles have been put under over the years. I know with the 35 it was at least still in use through 2006 on the TJ. I'm not sure if they were still used after that in the KJ's or not, pretty sure a bunch of them got the 8 1/4's. Anyways, my Comanche with all of its 348,000 miles did it all with a 35 underneath of it. can't be all bad, but then again we all know they arent all good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Where in Charlotte is your training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Where in Charlotte is your training? W. WT Harris and Statesville Rd intersection, in behind the hotel there on the corner. Chrysler moved backin over here in April, they don't have any signs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Normal non wheeling folks bring their Jeeps in to have their Dana 35s rebuilt all the time. My sister actually brought her 94 ZJ in for a rebuild and the shop told her it was a very common thing they do with Jeeps. 500 bucks later :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbear Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 You're learning skills some of us would kill to have, I wouldn't exactly call that a waste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Aluminum D44's are certainly not a waste of time. Sure, it might not be the most off-road friendly rear axle out there, but trucks, on occasion, will do some other things besides go off-roading. That seems to be one of the things a lot of members often forget on this forum. Anyway - the D44A is found in so many different applications, it's definitely a good axle to know your way around (even the D35 for that matter). Heck, the D44A is even found in the Dodge Viper :brows: I know they are, I'm just making light of the reputation these axles have on Jeep forums like ours. Its crazy to imagine just how many millions of vehicles these axles have been put under over the years. I know with the 35 it was at least still in use through 2006 on the TJ. I'm not sure if they were still used after that in the KJ's or not, pretty sure a bunch of them got the 8 1/4's. Anyways, my Comanche with all of its 348,000 miles did it all with a 35 underneath of it. can't be all bad, but then again we all know they arent all good either. 4wd 4cyl KJ's got the D35 until '03 or so, but 99% of them have a 29-spline 8.25. The '08- newer KK Liberties use an AAM axle, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 A trussed D44A is a tough axle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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