Ed in North Ga.
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Georgia/ Hiawassee
thought I`d drop this:
found out my rear driver side seal is bad on my MJ- then I discovered I had the dana44...of coarse, Ive been saveing dana35 parts for "repairs" for 6 years now...wasted time. :rattle:
Anyway, thought I`d stop by the local mechanic for a quicky price quote on seal/bearing replacement on my 44. Shaft pull x2, bearing x2 ,seal x 2....
$280.00
insert laughter here....I did. :laugh3:
Since Ive decided to do it myself this time (jeep only charged $70 a side last time-circa 1991 on a 35c)- Ive priced bearings and seals- I found I only need one seal per side? no inner seal to deal with?
And no one yet knows what a bearing collar is....guess i`ll have to pull(cut) one and show it to the partsboy.
quicky question- once all these parts are correctly aligned, does the bearing bottom out on *something* at the shaft end, or do I need a measurement from brake backplate to bearing face?
and whats a good pipe size for hammering down the parts-- ie: diameter of dana44 shaft/ metal pipe to go over it.
i bet PVC wont work...been saveing that too. way to much junk here....
opinions appreciated.
Ed->
found out my rear driver side seal is bad on my MJ- then I discovered I had the dana44...of coarse, Ive been saveing dana35 parts for "repairs" for 6 years now...wasted time. :rattle:
Anyway, thought I`d stop by the local mechanic for a quicky price quote on seal/bearing replacement on my 44. Shaft pull x2, bearing x2 ,seal x 2....
$280.00
insert laughter here....I did. :laugh3:
Since Ive decided to do it myself this time (jeep only charged $70 a side last time-circa 1991 on a 35c)- Ive priced bearings and seals- I found I only need one seal per side? no inner seal to deal with?
And no one yet knows what a bearing collar is....guess i`ll have to pull(cut) one and show it to the partsboy.
quicky question- once all these parts are correctly aligned, does the bearing bottom out on *something* at the shaft end, or do I need a measurement from brake backplate to bearing face?
and whats a good pipe size for hammering down the parts-- ie: diameter of dana44 shaft/ metal pipe to go over it.
i bet PVC wont work...been saveing that too. way to much junk here....
opinions appreciated.
Ed->