Rear End Housing Swap What Years are interchangeable
#12
11-08-2011, 09:31 AM
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Felt like posting an update sorry no pics, I tried but they turned out crappy because of the lighting in my garage.
Rear end from the '99 went in like a dream, I had one minor hiccup with the tranny turns out was a complete oversight on my part. I changed the filters and fluid and while the truck was still on the jacks I wanted to test to ensure everything worked but I lost all drivability. 5 codes came up and all were pressure related in the tranny so I thought the tranny was screwed. While researching I happened to remember that I thought the sump filter didn't feel right when I put it in but it was in. I didn't get the seal seated completely, dropped the tranny pan again fixed the seal and all is good. for a truck that has 215,000 miles you couldn't tell, doesn't seem as though its lacking any power. Think I'll go back to pick and pull pick up a tranny and engine to rebuild over the winter maybe then I'll have a vehicle that'll last me several more years for less than 3,000 $.
Rear end from the '99 went in like a dream, I had one minor hiccup with the tranny turns out was a complete oversight on my part. I changed the filters and fluid and while the truck was still on the jacks I wanted to test to ensure everything worked but I lost all drivability. 5 codes came up and all were pressure related in the tranny so I thought the tranny was screwed. While researching I happened to remember that I thought the sump filter didn't feel right when I put it in but it was in. I didn't get the seal seated completely, dropped the tranny pan again fixed the seal and all is good. for a truck that has 215,000 miles you couldn't tell, doesn't seem as though its lacking any power. Think I'll go back to pick and pull pick up a tranny and engine to rebuild over the winter maybe then I'll have a vehicle that'll last me several more years for less than 3,000 $.
#13
11-08-2011, 09:42 AM
Felt like posting an update sorry no pics, I tried but they turned out crappy because of the lighting in my garage.
Rear end from the '99 went in like a dream, I had one minor hiccup with the tranny turns out was a complete oversight on my part. I changed the filters and fluid and while the truck was still on the jacks I wanted to test to ensure everything worked but I lost all drivability. 5 codes came up and all were pressure related in the tranny so I thought the tranny was screwed. While researching I happened to remember that I thought the sump filter didn't feel right when I put it in but it was in. I didn't get the seal seated completely, dropped the tranny pan again fixed the seal and all is good. for a truck that has 215,000 miles you couldn't tell, doesn't seem as though its lacking any power. Think I'll go back to pick and pull pick up a tranny and engine to rebuild over the winter maybe then I'll have a vehicle that'll last me several more years for less than $3,000.
Rear end from the '99 went in like a dream, I had one minor hiccup with the tranny turns out was a complete oversight on my part. I changed the filters and fluid and while the truck was still on the jacks I wanted to test to ensure everything worked but I lost all drivability. 5 codes came up and all were pressure related in the tranny so I thought the tranny was screwed. While researching I happened to remember that I thought the sump filter didn't feel right when I put it in but it was in. I didn't get the seal seated completely, dropped the tranny pan again fixed the seal and all is good. for a truck that has 215,000 miles you couldn't tell, doesn't seem as though its lacking any power. Think I'll go back to pick and pull pick up a tranny and engine to rebuild over the winter maybe then I'll have a vehicle that'll last me several more years for less than $3,000.
#14
10-20-2016, 09:33 AM
Rear axle swap
Ive got a 2000 dodge Dakota 4 wheel drive 3.55 gear 9.25 breaks hexagon 12 bolt im needing another rear axle since I bought it used someone wielded the center pin and I tried everything to not cause damage removing it but failed if a dodge durango has the same gear, breaks,hexagon cover would it fit on my Dakota I find another dodge truck that is a different year lower than mine I think a 94 it has the same gear ratio 3.55 12 bolt hex cover can't use axle but could I use the gears to fix mine since its the same?
Last edited by Aaron Smith; 10-24-2016 at 12:26 PM.
#15
05-26-2023, 11:53 AM
I tore my diff apart last night on my 2000 durango, it appears that a pinion bearing froze on the pinion and gored into the housing. My guess is a rear housing swap is in my future. I can pick up an entire rear housing at my local P&P for 130$ but its from a 99 durango, not worried about the internals just the housing, if it takes the same size ring gear will it work?
UPDATE: Picked up the entire rear assembly today from my local pick and pull 165$ total. I was extremely impressed when I opened the diff covers to remove the axles ( had to take dust covers off to get the axles out) Looked like the rearend was recently serviced before it was scrapped.
Not a good Pic but you can somewhat see the damage and trashed bearing. I will be removing the housing from truck tonight so I should be able to get even better pics
UPDATE: Picked up the entire rear assembly today from my local pick and pull 165$ total. I was extremely impressed when I opened the diff covers to remove the axles ( had to take dust covers off to get the axles out) Looked like the rearend was recently serviced before it was scrapped.
Not a good Pic but you can somewhat see the damage and trashed bearing. I will be removing the housing from truck tonight so I should be able to get even better pics
I haven't done anything like this before so I am not sure what to do
#17
06-02-2023, 04:10 PM
yea I've been having a really hard time finding a good rear end assembly for my Durango slt 4.7l awd to add to the issue its a LSD as well but I'm not worried about that being locked i can run a open rear I think I'm not using it for off road use just normal wear
#18
06-02-2023, 04:12 PM