Rear Dana 44 axle shaft seal and bearing replacement

[hosejockey61]

 

[jodomcfrodo]

Good video. But who is that goof I keep hearing and seeing in the background?


Also reminds me I need to go get a shop press eventually.

 

[BlueChip]

Great video. Really nice work. Clear video, walks through everything so well.

 

[Mrgreg66]

Great Video. I am about to rebuild my Dana 44 rear end and this is helpful. Maybe a stupid question, but is it not possible to use a bearing separator on the press to remove the old bearings and retainers instead of cutting them?

 

[hosejockey61]

If you figure out a way, let me know.

 

[mrblaine]

If you figure out a way, let me know.

The shaft collars are not reusable but I have used a big separator to get the bearings off. Not fun and I don't like resetting the entire shop press to put the press bed at the bottom but, it can be done. The biggest issue is supporting the splitter so you aren't trying to bend the all thread that holds them together. Difficult to sneak something in over the flange. You have to set up two supports outside the flange and then sneak two more across them to set the splitter on to get enough room over the press bed.

Far easier to smack the bearing off and split the race.

 

[tsidorus]

Looking to do this an of course I dont have a press at home. Is there any reason I cant take out both axels at the same time? Issues lining up to retaining pin or parts falling out of the diff? Id rather just make one trip to the shop to press on the new bearings than two.

thanks

 

[tsidorus]

sorry, duplicate post.

 

[tnjeepguy]

No reason to not take out both on Dana 44.

 

[mrblaine]

No reason to not take out both on Dana 44.

Which axle would it not be okay to remove both axles from?

 

[tworley]

Just remember that the longer rear axle shaft goes on the passenger side.

 

[tnjeepguy]

If you were not draining oil and tilted axle ?? He was asking about his 44.

 

[hosejockey61]

If you were not draining oil and tilted axle ?? He was asking about his 44.

You obviously don't know Blaine.

He's not removing the axle, he's removing the axle shaft.

 

[tnjeepguy]

Jack up one side of axle, remove shaft without draining oil. Replace or fix, remove jack; drive.

 

[mrblaine]

If you were not draining oil and tilted axle ?? He was asking about his 44.

Don't know, I just can't think of any axle that we typically see under a TJ or TJ Unlimited where there is anything that limits pulling both shafts at the same time.

 

[tsidorus]

Thanks, Just didnt know if parts would fall out of the diff for some wierd reason. The service manual doesnt mention anything about it one way or another. I figured If one is leaking the other might as well get replaced too while Im at it.