Archived broken rear end Dana 70 help

[KingS]

Ok guys my dad's 97 2500 4x4 diesel broke the rear end this morning no warning just going down the road and all of a sudden clonk clonk he stopped had it towed to his house to cover off and shaving on magnet and pinion pieces laying in the bottom the ring some how even rubbed on the cover some what I need is how do we take it apart need good description we have another ring and pinion same gear ratio but have no idea how to take it apart and put it back together and what other parts will be required to do the job we a mechanical just never had to mess with a rear end before thanks in advance guys.

 

[Nate]

If you have never set up a differential I would suggest you bring it to a shop. There is a bit of a learning curve and you need a few special tools.



If you are interested it doing it, here is some good info:

http://www.ringpinion.com/downloads/yukoninstman.pdf

Ok guys, my dad's 97 2500 4x4 diesel broke the rear end this morning. No warning, just going down the road and all of a sudden clonk clonk. He stopped and had it towed to his house. We took the cover off and there are shavings on the magnet and pinion pieces laying in the bottom. The ring somehow even rubbed on the cover.



How do we take it apart? I need good description. We have another ring and pinion that is the same gear ratio, but have no idea how to take it apart and put it back together. What other parts will be required to do the job? We are mechanical, just never had to mess with a rear end before. Thanks in advance guys.

 

[zstroken]

What nate said. You should take it to a shop and have them set it up. I have a dana 70 I will sell pretty cheap. Out of 1997 with 122K. Came out of my truck before I modified it. PM me and we can discuss.