Dana 44 front. Issues to look for
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cancow
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Dana 44 front. Issues to look for
I have a 67 f250 that came without a front driveshaft, so I am assuming that something was wrong with it and hence someone removed the shaft. What should I look for to find out what might need attention? If I jacked up the front should I be able to turn wheels turning the 44 gears by hand?
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cep62
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Re: Dana 44 front. Issues to look for
Yes.cancow wrote:If I jacked up the front should I be able to turn wheels turning the 44 gears by hand?
They probably took off the front shaft because the slip joint was bad and never replaced it.
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popeyes71
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Re: Dana 44 front. Issues to look for
It could be a wide range of reasons they pulled it off. The truck may have a big lift in it and they never got a new drive shaft made to fit? The old drive shaft broke or u-joints failed? Or 
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cancow
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Re: Dana 44 front. Issues to look for
Any idea how much a new front driveshaft would cost?
quote="popeyes71"]It could be a wide range of reasons they pulled it off. The truck may have a big lift in it and they never got a new drive shaft made to fit? The old drive shaft broke or u-joints failed? Or[/quote]
quote="popeyes71"]It could be a wide range of reasons they pulled it off. The truck may have a big lift in it and they never got a new drive shaft made to fit? The old drive shaft broke or u-joints failed? Or
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