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- Joined
- Sep 1, 2018
- Messages
- 49
- Reaction score
- 10
- Points
- 8
- Age
- 36
- Location
- Edgewood Texas
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 245 CID
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 6.5"
- Tire Size
- 35" KM3
i completely rebuilt my front steering and suspension, drained my gear oil and replaced axle seals and bearings, etc. Finished up replacing pretty much everything and began to bleed my brakes with anticipation to drive my truck to get aligned and test her out. I FORGOT TO REFILL MY GEAR OIL......... OUCH! was driving it dry for awhile 
Decided to drive through my mudhole in my back yard and try to get it stuck, well it got stuck and i had to get out and lock in the hubs. when i put the truck into 4wd low, i noticed it was making a lot of noise, i managed to crawl out with ease but the sound was very discomforting to hear from the front differential. I popped it out of 4wd low and drove it to the garage and the noise went away, so i knew it was the dana 35. then i realized i never refilled the gear oil. i put the recommended gear oil in and drove it around in 4wd low and high, the sound was drastically reduced but still present. what damage y'all think i caused to the dana 35? did i fry the bearings inside or is the damage going to be more severe? should i just rebuild the entire dana 35 with a locker? any recommendations for a locker for my 96 ranger dana 35 ttb? Any and all knowledge shared here will be greatly appreciated
Decided to drive through my mudhole in my back yard and try to get it stuck, well it got stuck and i had to get out and lock in the hubs. when i put the truck into 4wd low, i noticed it was making a lot of noise, i managed to crawl out with ease but the sound was very discomforting to hear from the front differential. I popped it out of 4wd low and drove it to the garage and the noise went away, so i knew it was the dana 35. then i realized i never refilled the gear oil. i put the recommended gear oil in and drove it around in 4wd low and high, the sound was drastically reduced but still present. what damage y'all think i caused to the dana 35? did i fry the bearings inside or is the damage going to be more severe? should i just rebuild the entire dana 35 with a locker? any recommendations for a locker for my 96 ranger dana 35 ttb? Any and all knowledge shared here will be greatly appreciated 
