Check your bearings!
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Check your bearings!
Driving home yesterday I blew out one of my front wheel bearings. No real warning, I'm sure it was making noise but I can't hear it over the engine and tires. I got it home with no real damage (except the bearing) and just wanted to take this opportunity to remind everyone to check their bearings. I should've checked ALL of my bearings when I started driving this truck, I guess I just didn't think of it.
As she awaits new bearings:
Trashed old bearing:
As she awaits new bearings:
Trashed old bearing:
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I was wondering about that and was going to ask... I do not see any spindle bearings, should there be on this axle? It's a 79 Dana 44 high pinion. If there is supposed to be a spindle bearing there, it got eaten too
Edit: There has to be a spindle bearing. There's no way that it wouldn't have one, would it make sense that that got messed up too when the inner bearing went out?
Edit: There has to be a spindle bearing. There's no way that it wouldn't have one, would it make sense that that got messed up too when the inner bearing went out?
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That's what I thought too, but it's larger in diameter than the new seal is. Unless it's possible that the seal I got is just a little different? I know that I have the right seal though.
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The rotor seems fine, maybe I'll replace it anyway though since I have everything out.
Yeah, I realized what I posted after posting it
thanks though
Yeah, I realized what I posted after posting it
thanks though
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Nice job on that bearing.
Here is the most easily understandable exploded view I have seen on D44s.
Should help you to ID everything.
Good luck.
Need a HP Dana 44 diagram
Here is the most easily understandable exploded view I have seen on D44s.
Should help you to ID everything.
Good luck.
Need a HP Dana 44 diagram
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It looks worse in picture but I'm going to replace it anyway since it's already off.
It wasn't easy to do! Thanks for that diagram though, I had been searching for a good one.
Nice job on that bearing.
Here is the most easily understandable exploded view I have seen on D44s.
Should help you to ID everything.
Good luck.
Need a HP Dana 44 diagram
Here is the most easily understandable exploded view I have seen on D44s.
Should help you to ID everything.
Good luck.
Need a HP Dana 44 diagram
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[QUOTE=51fordf5;14118376]Driving home yesterday I blew out one of my front wheel bearings. No real warning, I'm sure it was making noise but I can't hear it over the engine and tires. I got it home with no real damage (except the bearing) and just wanted to take this opportunity to remind everyone to check their bearings. I should've checked ALL of my bearings when I started driving this truck, I guess I just didn't think of it.
As she awaits new bearings:
Yeah thats a bitch at least it didnt cease to the spindle like it did me haha
As she awaits new bearings:
Yeah thats a bitch at least it didnt cease to the spindle like it did me haha
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Just a inner and outer set of bearings, that might or might not come with new races? It looks like whats left of a tap in inner hub grease seal to me on the spindle.
How are your hub races? You can get the rotor turned you know? And do you have a 4 pin hub socket, great investment for the reinstall.
And a free safety note: Try to make a habit of putting the tire once it comes off under the radius arm/bracket as a back up free jack stand.
How are your hub races? You can get the rotor turned you know? And do you have a 4 pin hub socket, great investment for the reinstall.
And a free safety note: Try to make a habit of putting the tire once it comes off under the radius arm/bracket as a back up free jack stand.