78 Axle ID help..
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78 Axle ID help..
I have a 78 F250 that I was going to sell (until a spark plug broke off in the left head ) .. I am now going to part it out . I need help identifying the axles (no tags ) , any help would be appreciated, thanks ....
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Do you have any pics of the axles. The F250 will have a Dana 60 out back, and probably have a Dana 44 up front.
The dana 44 will have ball joints and not king pins.
Quick set of pics will make it easy to identify.
Just gotta ask about parting a truck due to a busted spark plug. Thats kind of like throwing the baby out with the bath water isnt it?
Spark plug removal seems to be a much easier solution to scrapping out an entire truck.
You can fix the head by removing the plug?
The dana 44 will have ball joints and not king pins.
Quick set of pics will make it easy to identify.
Just gotta ask about parting a truck due to a busted spark plug. Thats kind of like throwing the baby out with the bath water isnt it?
Spark plug removal seems to be a much easier solution to scrapping out an entire truck.
You can fix the head by removing the plug?
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Its not in very good shape . Tires are new , L F door Is new , Other than that it would have been a truck to leave at the cabin to plow the drive , I'll get some pics ...The motor ran great till it fouled a plug from idling to long . I have 4 of these , this one was purchased for a back up plow truck , until I bought my power stroke . BTW, It has ball joints
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Nice enough old truck. That is a dana 44 front, it is a high pinion with open knuckles and disc brakes. It is an 3/4 ton version that sports 8 lugs.
The rear is a run of the mill dana 60. It is a full floater with 30 spline axles and drum brakes.
That should cover it. You will have to remove the diff covers to verify the ratio.
The rear is a run of the mill dana 60. It is a full floater with 30 spline axles and drum brakes.
That should cover it. You will have to remove the diff covers to verify the ratio.
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Front dana 44 available?
If proceeding with the parting out, is the Dana 44 still available and, if so, at what price?
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