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Old 02-06-2013, 06:18 PM   #1
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Dana 44 Front Disassembly

I'm working on taking apart a Dana 44F on my 72 K5 and have a few questions. I've gotten to the wheel bearing (see circled #59 in the diagram). How do you get this out? Does it require a bearing puller? I'm working on getting to the u-joint. Can it just stay in the hub and slide off?

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Old 02-06-2013, 07:08 PM   #2
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

There are 2 spindle nuts, which you need a special tool to remove (or it makes it tons easier).

Take first one off
take lock washer off
remove 2nd nut.

Dont chisel it all off like I did over the weekend and eff everything up
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Old 02-06-2013, 07:16 PM   #3
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

I'm passed the spindle nuts. I removed both. I'm to the wheel bearing now.
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Old 02-06-2013, 07:30 PM   #4
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

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I'm passed the spindle nuts. I removed both. I'm to the wheel bearing now.
It should come off with the rotor/hub.. The seal should hold it in the hub.
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Old 02-20-2013, 02:23 AM   #5
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

Thanks for all the info guys!

I have a new question. How tight does the two spindle nuts need to be when putting it back together? I don't want to over tighten and ruin the wheel bearings.
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Old 02-20-2013, 09:23 AM   #6
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

I don't have the factory specs in front of me but the way I always do them is to shove the hub onto the spindle. Then tighten the hub nut up to about 65ftlbs while turning the hub. This helps to ensure the bearing seats properly. Once you run the nut up tight back it off. Now run it up to just under snug. Reinstall the locking tab. If the tit doesnt line up I tighten the bearing to make it fit. This is opposite the book method. They start tight then loosen. My preference is for being slightly snug over wobbley and have never lost a hub bearing from my method. Whichever way you go the key is to not have the bearing overly tight where it is hard to turn or to loose so that the wheel wobbles and shimmys. You are aiming for that happy middle space. A great trick for lining up the lock washer is to clean it really good and throw a little grease on it. When you reinstall it the nipple will leave an indentation in the grease if it is misalligned. Now you have a reference on where the inner nut needs to go for alignment. Once that is in snug the outer hub bearing in and reinstall the hub mechanism. Pretty simple job actually.
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Old 02-20-2013, 09:24 AM   #7
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Re: Dana 44 Front Disassembly

Just like you would a 2wd truck. Ive always had to go back and re-tighten mine.

Due to the amount of work to redo these, I made mine real tight compared to what I have in the past. I made it where I could spin it with my hand, but soon as I let off, it would stop turning.
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