14bff & D60 ?

[85k5dsl]

Ihave a few questions before I install my new axles.
1) Do the hub/axle bearings on the 14bff get lubed with gear oil from the axle or do I need to pack them like you would front bearings ?

2) The front calipers on my front D60 are only secured by a slide clip and a bolt (no slide pins like the 3/4t gm fronts. I went to get new calipers for the yr the guy I bought it from told me but when the parts guy brought them out they also had slide pins like the 3/4t I'm using on the rear. So, what yr D60 do I have ? The po said it was a 89.

Thanks
Mark

 

[UPS]

My '82,'86, and my '88 Dana 60's all have the same setup as yours.
I think he messed up and was giving you 3/4 ton parts.

Mike

 

[4X4HIGH]

The 14ff wheel bearings receives their lube from the differential. DO NOT pack the bearings with grease but rather put some gear oil on them so they aren't dry when installed.

D60 calipers are all held on with the spring clip. D60 front axles were used between 1977-87 (91 old body)

 

[bigjbear]

True they are lubed by gear oil, but why not pack them? Chiltons and Haynes both say to pack them. I just checked when I did my rear.

 

[GotBoykins]

True they are lubed by gear oil, but why not pack them? Chiltons and Haynes both say to pack them. I just checked when I did my rear.

I packed mine when I first got it, at the first fluid change it came out like greasy mud. If you are going to put grease on them, use a small amount pet to keep corrosion away.

 

[blazinzuk]

I bet he got a caliper for an IFS truck instead of a solid axle truck

 

[reddog64]

i smeared red grease all over my spindles on my HD70 before i slid the hubs on it...
Do i need to pull them and clean it off and dump some gear oil onthem instead or am I ok???

 

[6.2Blazer]

I bet he got a caliper for an IFS truck instead of a solid axle truck

I'd bet the same.......most '89 trucks were the "new" IFS style trucks and if he just looked up an '89 1-ton that is most likely what would come up. Try giving him an older year like '85-'86 and it should be the right ones.

For the whether to pack the rear wheel bearings or not, that topic has been beaten to death on here several times. I think the general consensus was there is no reason to pack them, just make sure you soak them down with gear oil when installing them so they are not dry during initial start up.