4x4 CRATERED on front end....Help!!
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4x4 CRATERED on front end....Help!!
Tore apart the entire front end to replace bearings, seals, and gears. Well grabbed the yoke to pull the inner shaft out on the passenger side, gave a good yank and landed on my ****, with the stubby outer shaft and 2" of the inner shaft. I looked and couldn't believe the inner shaft was snapped in 2!! I pryed the inner shaft out and started to look at it to find it has been broken before and welded! I flew off the handle then.
Well now here I am with a sunday only half behind me everyone closed and no truck for Monday morning work.
Where does a guy find the inner shaft for a 1971 3/4 ton 4x4??????
Not one autowrecker in the area has one. I have found 2 3/4 ton front axles from 75-79?? They both have disc brakes and open knuckles.
I don't suppose the inner shaft would be the same? Any one know? Cause if it is I will have my truck fixed in a few hours.
I don't suppose to have a Machinist fix it would really hold together would it?
Well now here I am with a sunday only half behind me everyone closed and no truck for Monday morning work.
Where does a guy find the inner shaft for a 1971 3/4 ton 4x4??????
Not one autowrecker in the area has one. I have found 2 3/4 ton front axles from 75-79?? They both have disc brakes and open knuckles.
I don't suppose the inner shaft would be the same? Any one know? Cause if it is I will have my truck fixed in a few hours.
I don't suppose to have a Machinist fix it would really hold together would it?
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the right side axle on the 77 250 axles are 34 3/4" from the end to the middle of the universal. I know they are about an inch longer than the axles in my 70 F100, so they are probably longer than yours too. I haven't been able to find the shafts for my truck either, so for temporary use, I just installed the outers (or what was left of them) to keep the hubs sealed, and installed 1 3/4" rubber expanding freeze plugs in the axle ends to keep those sealed. I also pulled the front driveshaft to keep everything from spinning.
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If the inner shaft measured 34 3/4" then maybe they will work because mine are roughly 35" long 1 1/4" diameter with 30 splines.
I am just concernd that all the work I put into pulling the shaft may come up empty. If they are both 3/4 tons and both are Dana 44 and both are off Ford trucks only difference is open or closed knuckle shouldn't the guts be the same?????
I am just concernd that all the work I put into pulling the shaft may come up empty. If they are both 3/4 tons and both are Dana 44 and both are off Ford trucks only difference is open or closed knuckle shouldn't the guts be the same?????
