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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 01:37 AM
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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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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 05:22 AM
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The axle does intentionally have some play and it makes sense that it would be crooked with the hub out because the hub is what supports it on the outer end.

You probably have a problem with the hubs.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 05:29 AM
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100% normal. You have a locking hub problem.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 08:27 AM
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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.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 09:58 AM
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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
 
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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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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 03:46 PM
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You should be able swivel the end -of the axle around fairly easily, if you can't then the outer U joint is siezed.
 
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