First Dana 35 gives problem and now Dana 44, advice

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so a few weeks ago i went out on a rocky trail with one of my buddies and somehow i broke my spider gear in dana 35
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then i also realized it also wouldnt fall into 4x4, and took the ford apart and it broke again
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i ended up getting a new one and need to replace that but for my rear i ended up swapping it out with a dana 44 that i was planning on building then installing it but since this happened i had to swap it out
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the guy who i bought the dana 44 from had 3 different ones with different gear ratios, the one i got was a LSD with 3.07 gear ratio to match the front for now

the problem i am having now is every time i throw it into reverse the differ makes a clicking noise, (the noise the dana 35 made when the spider gear broke)....i have a 1991 Xj 2 door with a 5 speed tranny

i want to change the gears to 4.56 with a locker in the back and LSD in the front but inorder to do that i need to save up

my question for now is, why is it making that kind of noise? is it because of the 3.07 gear ratio with the 33x12.50 tires?
 

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Is it a locker? Have you had the diff cover off and looked around?
 

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Is it a locker? Have you had the diff cover off and looked around?

the dana 44 i put in is a LSD and yeah i took it apart and cleaned it up before i put it in and put in LSD gear old

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not the best pics but its what i had took lol
 

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I bet you are hearing the LSD clicking (ratcheting).
 

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I bet you are hearing the LSD clicking.

i dont think so just because when its just park there and i move the jeep back and forth slowly, it makes a clicking sound and you can hear it

same noise seemed to make when the spider gear broke on the dana 35 and when i move the dana 44 tire and when it makes the sound, the tire stutters at the same time it clicks

get me?
 

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It's possible that the LSD is fucked up. Hard to make that call here though man.
 

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hmmm dam, i dont wanna take it off road till i am able to figure it out before i get stuck out there in the middle of no where lol
 

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