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colindo94 · 06-24-2007, 12:57 PM

Little needle bearings inside the spindle. When I park the car and unlock the hubs I spin the driveshaft back and forth with my hand and can here the noise coming from the hub area. O and it doesend make the noise if I'm turning.

Mud Bug 94 · 06-24-2007, 11:12 PM

dust sheild on the axle shaft itself?........(picture #3 on page 5)

a711112a · 06-25-2007, 12:04 AM

iz did the tone ring work?
i had to make a spacer to get my drive shaft to work in the rear end and i incorperated something simular to what you have done but have yet to mount the sensor with it

**IZwack** · 06-25-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by a711112a

iz did the tone ring work?

Sure does a711112a

a711112a · 06-25-2007, 12:13 AM

awesome! one sensor bracket comeing up. thanks

colindo94 · 06-25-2007, 12:21 AM

It turned out to be stuff in the axle tube. I sprayed a little WD-40 and it stopped. What should I use to keep from stuff getting in there?

lifeguard379 · 06-25-2007, 12:35 AM

Dana 30 have a kinda shield thing. maybe make the hole in one bigger to fit the 44 shaft?

colindo94 · 06-25-2007, 02:45 AM

Yea thats a thought. I hate mud!!! Its a bigger pain then its worth.

colindo94 · 06-25-2007, 02:52 AM

Heres some pictures from tonight. Tell me what you guys think. Seems pretty flexy.

lifeguard379 · 06-25-2007, 03:11 AM

looks killer! i hope mine will flex like that. (is that behind the dennys?)

colindo94 · 06-25-2007, 03:27 AM

Yes it is behind denny's. Thats pretty funny you know where it is. It's out home town wheeling spot/new streight axle test zone. We are all sick of it out there, but there is some pretty crazy ditches and lines.

*JoshC* · 06-25-2007, 06:11 AM

Looks like it flexs really well up front. How did it feel on the road?

*sn0border88* · 06-25-2007, 11:39 AM

looks pretty good,

as for keeping dirt out of the tube they make axle seals just for that

**IZwack** · 06-25-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sn0border88

there is no such thing as spindle bearings on a d44, those are the wheel bearings inner and outer.

Sorry just saw this post -- but there are spindle bearings. They are medium-sized needle bearings that go on the back and inside the spindle. Its what the outer axle shaft rides on.

**FROADER** · 06-25-2007, 12:35 PM

Nice work colin. Looks like it flexes really well.

colindo94 · 06-25-2007, 12:57 PM

Thank you. On the road it isn't bad at all, although I don't have rear shocks yet. As far as the asle seal I found this. Will it work for my dana 44?
http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/produc...oducts_id=1068

UKExploder · 06-25-2007, 01:35 PM

Good job Colindo, it flexes real well, the photos tell the story.

*sn0border88* · 06-25-2007, 04:28 PM

wow, never knew those buggers were in there.

*ld50* · 06-25-2007, 08:10 PM

Hey, what are the specs on the front shocks you got in there?
They look like bilsteins, what`s the compression and extension lengths and travel?
No troubles with having no front bumpstops?
Were you bottoming out those shocks?

Hmm? Huh? Eh?

*95exploderboy* · 06-26-2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by colindo94

Thank you. On the road it isn't bad at all, although I don't have rear shocks yet. As far as the asle seal I found this. Will it work for my dana 44?
http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/produc...oducts_id=1068

Don't think those will work for your Dana 44. Maybe ones for a Jeep, but they don't work for the Ford 1/2 ton ones. Look at this pic, there is no room between the end of the left axle tube and the inner axle shaft yoke.

You can get the axle slinger in this diagram, its just a metal seal, it may kinda work, I got them for my rebuild, but didn't run them to know how well they do.

06-24-2007, 12:57 PM	#221
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Little needle bearings inside the spindle. When I park the car and unlock the hubs I spin the driveshaft back and forth with my hand and can here the noise coming from the hub area. O and it doesend make the noise if I'm turning. __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-24-2007, 11:12 PM	#222
Mud Bug 94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Bloomingdale, N J 94 XLT-367k miles Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,207 Vehicle Specs	dust sheild on the axle shaft itself?........(picture #3 on page 5) __________________ 94 xlt 4 door, 32's 4 inch shackles and custom tube bumpers with tire carrier

06-25-2007, 12:21 AM	#226
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	It turned out to be stuff in the axle tube. I sprayed a little WD-40 and it stopped. What should I use to keep from stuff getting in there? __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-25-2007, 12:35 AM	#227
lifeguard379 Wannabe Elite Explorer sacremento,ca 93 eddie bauer 2 door Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,211 Vehicle Specs	Dana 30 have a kinda shield thing. maybe make the hole in one bigger to fit the 44 shaft? __________________ 93 2 door eddy Bauer HP44 and Big bearing 9 and 4.88 My elite registry http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=153392 sas thread http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=165147 sas registry http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=244780

06-25-2007, 02:45 AM	#228
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yea thats a thought. I hate mud!!! Its a bigger pain then its worth. __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-25-2007, 12:04 AM	#223
a711112a Wannabe Elite Explorer GALENA MO 92 XLT Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	iz did the tone ring work? i had to make a spacer to get my drive shaft to work in the rear end and i incorperated something simular to what you have done but have yet to mount the sensor with it

06-25-2007, 12:13 AM	#225
a711112a Wannabe Elite Explorer GALENA MO 92 XLT Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	awesome! one sensor bracket comeing up. thanks

06-25-2007, 02:52 AM	#229
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Heres some pictures from tonight. Tell me what you guys think. Seems pretty flexy. __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-25-2007, 03:11 AM	#230
lifeguard379 Wannabe Elite Explorer sacremento,ca 93 eddie bauer 2 door Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,211 Vehicle Specs	looks killer! i hope mine will flex like that. (is that behind the dennys?) __________________ 93 2 door eddy Bauer HP44 and Big bearing 9 and 4.88 My elite registry http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=153392 sas thread http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=165147 sas registry http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=244780

06-25-2007, 03:27 AM	#231
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yes it is behind denny's. Thats pretty funny you know where it is. It's out home town wheeling spot/new streight axle test zone. We are all sick of it out there, but there is some pretty crazy ditches and lines. __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-25-2007, 06:11 AM	#232
JoshC Only rolled it once honey Nitro, WV 97 4d OHV Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,525 Vehicle Specs	Looks like it flexs really well up front. How did it feel on the road? __________________ Josh Cassell --- WV Air Force National Guard 97 SASed explorer---RIP 06 Jeep Commander V8 2012 Chevy HD Z71 w/ 285's (company owned, I wouldn't buy it!) 2008 Yamaha Rhino-rock crawler

06-25-2007, 11:39 AM	#233
sn0border88 Master Apprentice Souderton, PA 1992 XLT Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,342 Vehicle Specs	looks pretty good, as for keeping dirt out of the tube they make axle seals just for that __________________ My Photos---Emily Rose---SAS Thread---My Mug 1992 4dr XLT. SAS'ed HPD44/9" 5.13's Locked F/R 36" SX 1999 4.0 5spd sport on 31" BFG Muds

06-25-2007, 12:35 PM	#235
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 20,044 Vehicle Specs	Nice work colin. Looks like it flexes really well. __________________ COLIN IGNACIO FORUM RULES My 2010 Explorer - Explorer #1 (sold) - Explorer #2 (sold) - My F-150 (sold) - My Ranger (sold) - My Videos

06-25-2007, 12:57 PM	#236
colindo94 Wannabe Elite Explorer Cameron Park, CA 94' XLT Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,108 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thank you. On the road it isn't bad at all, although I don't have rear shocks yet. As far as the asle seal I found this. Will it work for my dana 44? http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/produc...oducts_id=1068 __________________ Full width Dana 44/8.8, 36x12.5 TSL radials Ostman Bros. Fab Shop

06-25-2007, 01:35 PM	#237
UKExploder Wannabe Elite Explorer near Liverpool,in the Wirral {England} 1994 Limited, US spec. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 Vehicle Specs	Good job Colindo, it flexes real well, the photos tell the story. __________________ 1994 Limited 4x4,(full sized)US spec., 4.0L, automatic, dual side exit exhaust w/glasspacks Life is what you make it, so make it good for yourself.

06-25-2007, 04:28 PM	#238
sn0border88 Master Apprentice Souderton, PA 1992 XLT Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,342 Vehicle Specs	wow, never knew those buggers were in there. __________________ My Photos---Emily Rose---SAS Thread---My Mug 1992 4dr XLT. SAS'ed HPD44/9" 5.13's Locked F/R 36" SX 1999 4.0 5spd sport on 31" BFG Muds

06-25-2007, 08:10 PM	#239
ld50 Oh, the money you`ll blow British Columbia 93 4 dr 4x4 manual XL. Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,402 Vehicle Specs	Hey, what are the specs on the front shocks you got in there? They look like bilsteins, what`s the compression and extension lengths and travel? No troubles with having no front bumpstops? Were you bottoming out those shocks? Hmm? Huh? Eh? __________________ Jim from BC - My Mugshot All My Mods And How I did Them