My passenger side axle shaft wobbles around pretty good on the diff side of things. I think it's time for a steel front diff. I have searched on here, and I know the answer is in here, I just can't seem to find it. Here's the question. I want to go with 5.125 gears, what years GV/Tracker am I looking for? I plan on just buying complete front & rear for an easy swap.

I think I found what I was looking for, just in a different forum. Now to find the parts at the pick n pull.

             89-98 Trackick gear ratios

Years....2 or 4 door...Engine type...Transmission...Axle ratio
89            2             1.3L carb.     5 speed man.  5.625
89-95       2             1.6L TBI       5 speed man.  5.125
89-95       2             1.6L TBI       3 speed auto  4.625
91            4             1.6L TBI      5 speed man.  5.375
91            4             1.6L TBI      3 speed auto  4.625
92-98       4             1.6L MPFI    5 speed man.  5.125
92-98       4             1.6L MPFI    3 speed auto  4.30
92-98       4             1.6L MPFI    4 speed auto  5.125
94-98       2             1.6L MPFI    5 speed man.  5.125
94-98       2             1.6L MPFI    3 speed auto  4.30
94-98       2             1.6L MPFI    4 speed auto  5.125
96-98       X90         1.6L MPFI    auto or man.  4.625

If you're looking for the 5.13 gears, they are available in most 5 speeds (the rare exception being the 8-valve 4 door and the carburated Sidekick, and a few others). 4 speed auto's have 5.13's as well.

The steel housing comes out of a V6 5 speed Grand Vitara. I think some of the auto's had them too.

You need the bushing support insert.  Contact the Suzuki Dealer parts.  Its a TSB item.

Well, I located the gears I want. I can get front and rear for $200. Now all I need to do is find a steel diff. It looks like I'll just be replacing that bushing support for now, deer season starts Sat. I went to every junk yard in the area, not one steel diff to be had.

Hey Tim, what is a TSB item? What does TSB stand for? I'll be tearing into it tomorrow and trying to locate the parts then.

TSB = Technical Service Bulletin.  In the industry, they sometimes call these "silent recalls", as you only fix the problem is the customer complains or needs the fix.

Does anybody have a parts list for this so I can order online? My local Chevy dealers won't even look up the parts so I can order them. They want me to drop it off and let them do it. All I need is some part numbers. If you sell them, let me know, I'll order right away.

The Suzuki part number for the nylon support ring is 27619-65D00.

I have a pdf of the bulletin but can't seem to find a way to upload it.  I thought maybe there'd be a spot in my profile that I could stick it.

James

I did this update years ago. Worked out awsome 70,000km later and its not leaking once so ver.

OK, it took an air hammer to ger the right axle shaft off, but it's out. I finally found the time to get to it, just to find out that the manual I downloaded doesn't cover the diffs. So, that adds a few questions for me to ask. Does the driver side axle shaft pull out the same as the right side? If it does, I sure hope it comes easier! And question number 2, does anybody know where to download manual # 99501-65D01-xxx? That's the number my manual says I need. The site I downloaded from is no longer there, sure wish I had known I needed another one then, free downloads are always nice!


EDIT: I got the left axle out. It came much easier than the other side.

Did you try here for the Service Manual? 

http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?name=Downloads&c=16

Did you try here for the Service Manual? 

http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?name=Downloads&c=16

I didn't try there, thanks for the link, I'll check out the site more later. That manual is the same one I have. The one I need is a related manual covering the trannies and diffs. Manual # 99501-65D00. It shows the manual in the forward section of the manual you linked to. Now I just need to find it!

Check your e-mail.

Swwet, thank you for the manual. Now I can get the thing apart and get it done. Now all I need is the time.

The gears I located were junk, so now I just want to do an easy replace. I found a front diff from a 2008 Grand Vitara 2.5 automatic. Will it just bolt into place?  I believe they were steel diffs in the later years right?