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7.5 L/S to 7.5 Open Diff


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Hey guys. I have a 2006 ranger with a 7.5 373 limited slip geared rear end that has given up on me. The spider gears are missing many teeth, and has gouged every bearing and clutch in the thing. I have access to a 7.5 373 geared open diff, and was wondering if I could swap the chunk. This is my only transportation, and I desperately need to get this thing back on the road asap. The open diff is in a 98 btw. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 


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Should work. But you need a shim kit to be able to set pinion depth and carrier bearing preload. When you replace the carrier, the tolerances will be different so a full setup should be done.
 

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Thank you Eric, I'm gonna get busy on it now.

This is more of a bandaid for right now. Soon, I plan to have an 8.8 out of a explorer to swap into it.
 

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Should work. But you need a shim kit to be able to set pinion depth and carrier bearing preload. When you replace the carrier, the tolerances will be different so a full setup should be done.
Should I use my carrier bearing caps, or the ones from the other?
 

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keep the caps with the housing, don't swap bearing caps between housings.
you can swap used bearings so long as the race & bearing go as a set.
 

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Id just swap the whole axle personally. Then you aint gotta worry about dialing things back in.
 

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