Help identify axle
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Help identify axle
Hey can anyone help me ? I am new to all this and I have a 1982 Ford single cab f250 that has a broken front axel I need help identifying the front axel . I am told I ether have a Dana 44 or 50 probly 44 the way hub looks and all . my big question today is will the axel from a 1980 Ford f250 match ? I am including a picture of the 1980 tire and hub to see if anyone can identify it becouse it looks different then the pictures I have seen of 44vs50 hub ratio in a thread I saw on this sight . also the picture of blue fender is my 1982 ford f250 single cab that i am also looking for confirmation or help identifying it in order to find a match if the 1980 will not match up ..any help would be awesome . I'm a newbie at all this so any help will be much appreciated.
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The hub looks like a Dana 44HD to me as well, but I'm not as sure as I would be if the decorative cover wasn't hiding where the hub comes through the wheel (the Dana 50 pretty much fills the hole in the wheel, the Dana 44 has a lot of clearance).
I think an '80 F-250 could also have either a Dana 44HD or a Dana 50 as well (if others here know better I hope they'll correct me). If I'm right about that, whether the '80 axle would work in your truck would depend on which axle that truck has too.
I think an '80 F-250 could also have either a Dana 44HD or a Dana 50 as well (if others here know better I hope they'll correct me). If I'm right about that, whether the '80 axle would work in your truck would depend on which axle that truck has too.
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Thank yeall for all the help it really helps !! One more question if you dont mind is this 44 or 50 ?if it is 44 ( which is what I think it is ) will it still match my 82 (the blue truck ) if it's out of a 86 ?
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I'm sure you have probably checked this, but if you haven't, make sure the gearing matches that of your truck.
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Ware exactly to I check gearing ? I'm new to all this . everyone I talked to just seems like easy swaps and such not sure of details .
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You check the gearing by reading a metal tag bolted to the differential housing, or by jacking it up in the air and making a mark on the wheel and on the pinion.
Then you determine how many times the wheel goes around for the pinion to make a revolution.
I.e. a little more than four times equals 4.10 gearing. Three and a half times would be 3.50:1 gears
F250 super cabs came with the D50 front axle.
Any other 250 would have to be ordered that way as part of a plowing package or something.
Then you determine how many times the wheel goes around for the pinion to make a revolution.
I.e. a little more than four times equals 4.10 gearing. Three and a half times would be 3.50:1 gears
F250 super cabs came with the D50 front axle.
Any other 250 would have to be ordered that way as part of a plowing package or something.
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All of the hubs you have pictured are 44hd's. If you just need a shaft, gear ratio isn't important.
However, if you need the pass side inner at the diff 80-82 axles have a bolted on retainer and pressed on bearing while the later trucks have a c-clip.
However, if you need the pass side inner at the diff 80-82 axles have a bolted on retainer and pressed on bearing while the later trucks have a c-clip.
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I just need the driverside shaft I think it cracked right at the start of the fork . I'll include pic . so if I'm reading g right if I just need the shaft ratio does not matter ? Nor will it matter if from a 86 ?
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