i just pulled apart a dana 35 non c clip axle, and while splitting and pulling the bearings off the carrier i noticed there were no shims back there. what gives? are the carriers sometimes perfect from the factory? it was an open 4.10.

one other question. can someone post a picture of an rear axle shaft completely put together with the retaining plate, bearing assembly. thanks. ( the axle shot doesn't need to be a dana 35 neccessarily, i just want the general order of assembly since i've never rebuilt a non c clip axle before, so the axle shaft is different from what i am used to )

it happens. not to sure how often, but i've seen it. sorry no pics. :beer:

The shims should be outside the carrier bearing, inbetween the bearing race and the housing itself.

CJ

really, thats wierd. is it like that on all carriers, or just this axle? it did have to really think shims on the outside, that made it a really tight fit into the housing.

On my D44 the carrier shims are between the carrier and the bearing. Not sure about the 35 but i thought they were similar

As far as the axle shaft assembly order. no photo but here's the order

- axle shaft/bolt flange
- metal retainer plate
- outer seal
- bearing
- bearing retainer collar

:beer:

On the 35, the shims are on the outside. They are pretty big compared to say a 44 shim. You don't stack them and they come in different sizes so you have to have a number of them to get it done right. A 35 kit comes with 20 of them.

thanks for the good tech guys. oh my GOD those bearings and retainer are a bitch to beat on!! i think i may just go have them pressed on the second shaft.

you might want to double check those bearing, beating on them isnt that good of an idea:rolleyes:

i put the splitter on top of it to direct the force directly to the center section.