Re: [AMC-List] bad bearing... somewhere...

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
"    
"   by chance, there is no one on here that has a set of 3.55 or so
" gears for that model 15 tt axle is there? if i could get a 355 gear
" and carier to fit in there, would i be able to change it over to one
" piece axles and would it be strong enough to keep behind the 304?
" maybe work without that torque tube with the new pinion? 

in the late '80s when amc was transitioning from amc15hd axles to
dana35s in the xj, there was a changeover bearing and seal to allow
axles to be swapped.  these are both still bearing retained.

'80s d35s and i presume this amc15hd have amc20 housing end flanges,
but i'm not sure if there's any other difference.  d35 axle tubes are
still pretty small, 2 3/4" or 2 5/8".

later d35s have mopar housing flange ends and c-clip retained axles;
afaik the diff carrier still fits older d35s and amc15s, if you really
wanted to switch to clip-retained axles.

a bunch of ifs, but this might be a way to use shortened d35 axles.
they're strong enough to take a 4.0, which is a fair match for a
stock 304.  cherokees and wranglers have rolled up a lot of miles with
these...
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