On my 95 4runner the driver shaft on the pass is flopping and chunking in the diff. I have an 88 4x4 with ifs, can I take parts from that to make repairs?

My rear diff is also groaning during decelleration. The truck has 143k on it, I wouldn't expect the ring and pinion to need replaced, but who knows, would a overhaul kit probably fix it?

 

Change your gear oil and lube the shaft through the grease zerks

 

Any advice on how to get the pass. driveshaft off? I got the nuts off but I doesn't seem to clear the bolts.

 

Are you talkin about the cv I assume?

 

You have to take the knuckle off of the top ball joint to help stretch the CV out a little more.

 

Ok, I got the shaft loose.
Can anyone tell me if I can use parts from an 88 ifs diff, to replace parts on my 95?

 

You can swap the carriers (entire center section).

 

I'm confused. Are we talking about a front or rear diff here? Are we actually talking about a diff or CV axles?

 

Does the 88 have ADD? If not, you can still use it if it your 95 has manual hubs, otherwise no dice.

Unless you plan on swapping out the internals, could be quite a bit of work, plus you need to worry about pinion backlash and the like.

 

I plan to switch out the gears. Already have the 95 completely disassembled.

 

Well, they're exactly the same. Are you changing the ring & pinion as a set?

 

Well, they're exactly the same.

 

If they are the same do I need to switch out the pinion? The pinion in the 95 is fine. thought I could probably just swap the ring gear and spool.

 

Anyone know if I can just bolt the ADD stuff to the 88 diff. After looking at it for a few minutes it looks like I could just bolt those parts on, as long as the assembled dimensions are the same it should work.

 

So I guess the 88 and 95 are both V6 engines? That would mean they are both V6 center sections(chunks/3rds/carrier). The 88 does not have the drilled port on top for the cable assembly that goes to the top of your 95 carrier....so that means you won't have a working ADD but I'm not so sure if that's a big deal or not. I know it means the ADD light on your dash stays lit up.
Anyways, if you just swap the ring gear then most likely you will have a terribly load rear-end and it will start on fire after some time on the highway. So you really need to swap both the ring and pinion and get all the tolerances right....and I don't think there's enough memory on the internet to go thru the entire set up procedure. What you should do is send it to me to put new gears in the trashed "chunk". .....or just swap the whole 88 center piece in and break the ADD light-bulb.

 

What is the cable assembly your talking about? I've got these things side by side and the carriers seem identical. The 95 just has a hold down bolt on the front cover for a bracket or something, it wasn't holding anything when I took it out.
The only different between these two is the add part, and it fits right onto the 88 carrier

 

Ok, I put it all together and road tested it. It seems to turn fine with it up in the air, but driving it pulls to one side then the other, like it is putting power to one side then the other, what could cause this?

 

I guess that's good that they are the same....that means you don't have ADD (since you don't have the sensor connector at the top).

The pulling? Got a locker in that old 88 3rd?

tire pressures good?

You have a locker in there if you hear a slight click click click when going around corners......or a loud BOOMM!! kaSNAP!! when taking off from a green light on occasion. This is normal noise for a Locker

 

Help!
I took it on the highway today and put it in 4wd. It runs like the power is switching back and forth to the front wheels, it lurches to the sides viloently, making the tires squawk. The only difference there was between these parts is the pinion on the 88 turns really easy, could the problem be because of preload and backlash stuff?

 

Sounds like your 88 and 95 have different gear ratios! Do you know what they are?