Dana 44 Gear Pattern Check Please

[gorman]

I took my Jeep back and they confirmed that the sound its making isn't right. It'll be going in on Monday when they'll take it apart and reset everything - hope there's no damage to anything, I've done about 500km on the gears to far.

 

[jeeperjohn]

I took my Jeep back and they confirmed that the sound its making isn't right. It'll be going in on Monday when they'll take it apart and reset everything - hope there's no damage to anything, I've done about 500km on the gears to far.

This could be caused by too little or even too much bearing pre-load. My money's on too little pre-load. The carrier bearings may have settled in a little too much. Please let us know what they find.

 

[Begster]

Alright, so after waiting for inner axle seals for over two weeks (people kept sending me the wrong ones) I just went to put the axle all together.

When pressing on the carrier bearings, I added 0.005" shims for the carrier bearing pre-load. I just went to put in the carrier, expecting to have ot beat it in, but I was able to put it in with only my hands. WTF? apparently pressing on the bearings compressed the shim packs a little.

Now, I ran a pattern and checked everything, it all looks good. I know I need to get new bearings and do this again, but how bad is it to run with the bearing preload not so tight?

 

[Begster]

Can anyone help me with this?

 

[MoFo]

You have to have the preload. Do you expect to damage the bearings pulling them off? If so, you should get a better bearing separator. I don't use setup bearings when I do a diff, I just press them on and pull them off. I have never ruined the bearings.

 

[badron]

Your pattern sucks big time and what was your preload ? Just never mind! Send the thing to me and I will return it...................................Someday.