D44 Axle Shafts
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D44 Axle Shafts
I've got a 78' Bronco w/ a D44 front end, the other day I was trying to get outa the ice I was in, (my tires were frooze in the ice), and I snapped an axle shaft, I was wondering if the axle shaft out of an older D44, like out o f a 67' Ford P-U per-say would fit, that's got drum brakes as oposed to my disc brake 78' D44.(keep in mind ALL I need is the axle shaft it self, cuz I just broke the ears off where the U-joint is), Also, would the axle shaft outa an older chevy that had the D44 front fit?, like the pass on a chevy for the drivers on my Ford....?
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well that's great in all, but I don't want to have to tear apart a D44, just to find out it won't work, nevermind having to buy it, for it not to work......are there 2 different splined d44'S?......
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not sure yet, the front end is frooze in the ground now, cuz I couldn't get it out, and the whole tube is soo close to the ground, I can't see it, so we'll go w/ both!...lol.....
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If you have a full size 78, the axle shafts from the '67 Ford F100 would work. The shaft lengths and spline counts are the same. The difference is that the '67 uses 5-260 ujoints while the 78 Bronco uses 5-297 or 5-760. If you can live with those joints they will work. I don't know if the 297 series joints will fit those older yokes or not.
As far as the chevy d44 stuff, who the hell knows?
As far as the chevy d44 stuff, who the hell knows?
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are the outers different with drum brakes?? that is what I'm wondering about...
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Well, you know it now, but, whenever your tire is stuck in ice, even if it is only two inches, you have to chop it out. As long as the ice is not too deep, if you have bead locks you can deflate your tire and jack the truck up to pull the tire free.
The tire itself will not really freeze that hard to the ice, it is just the shoulder of radial tires get wedged under the ice and makes it impossible to free without shredding the tire or destroying your drivetrain.
It is rarely a problem with bias tires, you just have to pull them or jack them out of the hole.
Personally, I would have tried windshield deicer on the back side and chopped the ice from the front, side, and back.
The tire itself will not really freeze that hard to the ice, it is just the shoulder of radial tires get wedged under the ice and makes it impossible to free without shredding the tire or destroying your drivetrain.
It is rarely a problem with bias tires, you just have to pull them or jack them out of the hole.
Personally, I would have tried windshield deicer on the back side and chopped the ice from the front, side, and back.
