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Are you guys just tearing down the front end and replacing the u-joint only (which appears to also require a new vacuum seal, inner dust seal and hub seal) or just buying the entire axle shaft and replacing that? It seems going the axle shaft assembly is much, much easier, but I do have a ball joint press and a axle shaft seal tool. A u-joint, axle seal, vacuum seal and hub o-ring are about $130 per side, then I have the chore of pressing out and in the new u-joint or I can buy the entire axle shaft for $300.......Looking at either OEM or the US Standard Gear axle shaft that uses a Spicer u-joint. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Just did a LH u joint on my Tuesday. To replace joint once axle shaft was removed to an extra 15 minutes and my truck is 13 years old. Whole job was maybe 2 hours or so.
Just did a LH u joint on my Tuesday. To replace joint once axle shaft was removed to an extra 15 minutes and my truck is 13 years old. Whole job was maybe 2 hours or so.
Dana says this fits 2017 up F250 Superduty. I have no doubt to believe them, but all other parts sites says this fits 05-12.........Whats confusing is that most all parts sites say that all their full axle shaft replacements fit 05 -22 F250. The Dana 60 is the same for 05 up to current from my research. I can get the axle shaft from Dana complete and assembled for $189, compare that to $130 for individual parts that I have to R&R, I am getting the full replacement once Dana confirms fitment.
There are a number of aftermarket suppliers that list parts for the Dana 60 fronts and only list fitment for 2005-2016 but the parts do in fact fit all the way to 2022 Dana 60 fronts. Lockers and limited slips are 1 example where you would have a hard time finding something that lists 2017-2022 Dana 60s but the part number that ends at 2016 model years does fit.
There are a number of aftermarket suppliers that list parts for the Dana 60 fronts and only list fitment for 2005-2016 but the parts do in fact fit all the way to 2022 Dana 60 fronts. Lockers and limited slips are 1 example where you would have a hard time finding something that lists 2017-2022 Dana 60s but the part number that ends at 2016 model years does fit.
Thanks, I am fairly certain that what I linked above, since it's directly from Dana's website will work.
There are a number of aftermarket suppliers that list parts for the Dana 60 fronts and only list fitment for 2005-2016 but the parts do in fact fit all the way to 2022 Dana 60 fronts. Lockers and limited slips are 1 example where you would have a hard time finding something that lists 2017-2022 Dana 60s but the part number that ends at 2016 model years does fit.
the reason parts sites only list 05-16 is because at 17 its a different pumkin and gearset. they may have switched to 1550 joint in the same year instead of smaller 1480 also. hard to say what else may be different. thought you were a ford expert. cant let a dodge guy take ya to school
Well in order to have parts coming, I ordered the Dana Spicer 10013778 from Summit. Hopefully I get a confirmation email from Dana that this indeed fits, as I got the part number directly off their website.
seems a waste to replace the whole axle shaft in lieu of a u-joint
To you maybe, but by the time you buy a u-joint, vacuum seal, dust seal and hub oring, all things I think need replaced when doing this, those parts alone are $100, this was $188 and I can swap it relatively easily without any extra work, but thanks for your opinion.
They didn't give me anything, just said to fix the u-joint. The actual Ford axle shaft complete is $364 shipped, so not sure how they come up with $2100 in labor. I'll be doing it myself later this week. Not a real complicated job after watching several videos and I have all the tools needed at my disposal.
