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So I pulled my axle apart today and am pleasantly surprised at the heavy duty differences btwn my axle and the donor I got. See the pics. The axle is thicker starting near the U joint and the ball itself is much thinker than the doner. Once again all I was really after was the knuckle and steering arm which looks great from the donor. Would mine be considered the Dana 44 HD?
Looks like I need to find some bearings and seals and get to work putting this all back together.
I know your dealing with a closed knuckle dana but it looks like you have 2 different models at the least. I would clean all the stuff up and test fit your donor parts with the old bearings just to make sure its gonna work. I quess you could take the new parts back if it wont but why make a bunch of trips to the parts store. Just my opinion?
I know your dealing with a closed knuckle dana but it looks like you have 2 different models at the least. I would clean all the stuff up and test fit your donor parts with the old bearings just to make sure its gonna work. I quess you could take the new parts back if it wont but why make a bunch of trips to the parts store. Just my opinion?
Glad you found the lock rings.
I hear ya. The bearings that came out of the wheel hub and the top and bottom bearings that came out of the knuckle all seem to be the same but I'll make sure. Actually everything but the ball itself seems to be the same and the axle thickness. I'll let ya know how it goes.
04-09-2016, 01:38 PM
