The Dana 30 is much the same with the following differences:
1. The carrier shims (for backlash adjustment) are placed under the pressed on carrier bearings, so setup carrier bearings are required
2. The pinion has oil slingers (both inner and outer). I am told that the factory used the inner slinger thickness as the method to set pinion depth, so you likely will not be able to reuse your inner slinger (mine was too thick), I ordered a new one from rock auto hoping it would be thinner (there is no thickness listed) and it came at 0.030" thick (factory one was 0.060" I think). With this thinner slinger, I was able to add shims under the pinion race to set the pinion depth.
3. The axle seals are inboard so they need to be put in before installing the carrier for the final time.
Other than that it is the same process.
Here is a picture of the inner pinion slinger (with the tool made for pressing the bearing on):
Here is the new pinion seal installed with the outer bearing in place and the outer slinger:
Here is another homemade tool for installing the inner seals, some people use all extensions, but I didn't have enough, so I welded one to a piece of 1" tubing:
Tool is put through the tube:
Then the socket is added to drive the seal in:
1. The carrier shims (for backlash adjustment) are placed under the pressed on carrier bearings, so setup carrier bearings are required
2. The pinion has oil slingers (both inner and outer). I am told that the factory used the inner slinger thickness as the method to set pinion depth, so you likely will not be able to reuse your inner slinger (mine was too thick), I ordered a new one from rock auto hoping it would be thinner (there is no thickness listed) and it came at 0.030" thick (factory one was 0.060" I think). With this thinner slinger, I was able to add shims under the pinion race to set the pinion depth.
3. The axle seals are inboard so they need to be put in before installing the carrier for the final time.
Other than that it is the same process.
Here is a picture of the inner pinion slinger (with the tool made for pressing the bearing on):
Here is the new pinion seal installed with the outer bearing in place and the outer slinger:
Here is another homemade tool for installing the inner seals, some people use all extensions, but I didn't have enough, so I welded one to a piece of 1" tubing:
Tool is put through the tube:
Then the socket is added to drive the seal in: