Dana 50 help??
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Dana 50 help??
I have a 97 f250 HD and my hubs wouldn't lock when I took off the hub on the driver side you can see the axle is not centered in the spindle. I replaced every bearing race and seal on that side and it still sits the same! It can't be the axle because it's always in the same position in the spindle. Crooked! Does anybody have any ideas what is going on with my Dana 50 front axle?? Help!!
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From: Mi'kma'ki
WARN 11690 Standard Manual Hubs + WARN 32721 Locking Hub Spindle Nut Conversion Kit, if your truck has them worthless, cheap auto locking hubs.
That will make it a real truck. Real men get out of their trucks to lock their hubs in.
That will make it a real truck. Real men get out of their trucks to lock their hubs in.
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From: Near Salt Lake City
Absolutely correct
The stub shaft floats in the hub, supported only by the spindle bearing (and the outer hub body)
Might want to pack that spindle bearing and see how the hub goes back together completely
The stub shaft
You'll see that it floats in there, and is never really straight looking
The stub shaft floats in the hub, supported only by the spindle bearing (and the outer hub body)
Might want to pack that spindle bearing and see how the hub goes back together completely
The stub shaft
You'll see that it floats in there, and is never really straight looking
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
put truck in park and transfer case in 2 wheel drive. jack up the wheel and put hub in lock position. reach behind the wheel and grab the axle. gently turn the wheel. if the axle spins, the locking hub is good. if the axle does not spin, the locking hub is bad.
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