Dana 44 axles again

[DWard]

Hello Everyone.

I've got my axles out of the rear end on my 57 Hawk restoration. Now comes the stupid question. The bearings do not press against a shoulder on the axles ( the axle is one diameter where the bearing goes). What holds the axle in??? Please don't tell me just the press of the bearing. Regards--Dan

[Transtar60]

The outer bearing retainer holds the axle in the rear housing.
The press of the bearing does hold the bearing in its spot on the axle. They have been that way since new.


3E38
4E2
4E28
5E13
7E7
8E7
8E12
8E28

59 Lark
etc

[jlmccuan]

That one kind of surprised me too.

Jim

_________1966 Avanti II RQA 0088______________Rabid Snail Racing

[DWard]

Thanks to all----I did mic the shaft and the axle is .0005 (1/2 thousandth) bigger behind where the bearing normally sits. The axle would have to pull thru the extra metal to come completely out. This still surprises me that the engineers would haved designed it like this. Thanks again---Dan ps---This also will make it harder to get the bearing back in the same spot---other than just a good eyeball job---any suggestions on this?

[leyrret]

Two piece axles use 14132T tapered bore bearing.(T stands for tapered bore) Bearing seats on axle taper.(It only goes so far) I usually use an appropriate size pipe and hammer to seat these on axle. They can be removed the same way or with a heavy punch and hammer.