Smart, remove some of the weight to handle it easier.
CK5
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That’s a nice working height, and should make the work a bit easier on the back. Good idea.
David
I’m 6’ 4” tall, so when I built those saw horses way back when, I built them for me. They stand just shy of 3.5 feet tall, exactly hip level for me. So yeah, no back work at all, which is nice.
It's not often you meet someone that is the right height, I'm 6'4" as well.
Not if you like submarines...
Good thing I don’t. Not a fan of confined spaces. Haha.
Cracked the caliper brackets off today. They’ll get cleaned up and reused as it appears replacement dodge caliper brackets are hard to come by.
What are y’alls thoughts on the condition of the spindles? Should I replace them or clean them up and reuse them?
Andy
What are y’alls thoughts on the condition of the spindles? Should I replace them or clean them up and reuse them?
Andy
As long as the thread is good and the bearings races fit on tight you'll be fine.
Just clean the rust so it doesn't spread but it's not critical
Well hopefully I didn’t shoot myself in the foot. The spindles were seized on pretty good, and took quite a bit of hammer usage and penetrating oil to get them to come off. The driver side came off okay, but the passenger side not so much, and now has the scarring to prove it.
Maybe it’ll be alright with a little grinder action, but it might be worth replacing at the same time.
Other than that, everything is coming apart quite nicely.
Hard to see in this picture, but there’s a lot of crud and debris inside that tube ...
Onward.
My Dana 60 came off an old farm truck. There was a bunch of orange baling twine twisted around the axle shafts and inside the axle tube.
While you have it apart, you should weld some rings on the bottom bearing retainer for the knuckle. Keeps the grease zirc from getting broken off on the rocks.
While you have it apart, you should weld some rings on the bottom bearing retainer for the knuckle. Keeps the grease zirc from getting broken off on the rocks.
Well, a few thousand swings of a hammer, half a can of PB blaster, and 2 busted knuckles (my knuckles) later, the 60’s knuckles are finally off.
The upper kingpin caps came off relatively easy. It was the lower caps that took the few thousand swings of a hammer, half a can of PB blaster, and two busted knuckles to come off. You can probably guess which one gave me a bigger fit.
Obviously, they are not going to be reused.
I like this idea, and will definitely look into doing this when the new lower caps come in.
All that’s left now is to pull the lower bearings out and then I can get to work with the wire wheel and flap disc. Joy. It will probably be a week or so before I have time to get to it though.
I’ll add that I found it surprising how simple the construction of this axle is. Conceptually, it has been a very easy and straightforward teardown.
The upper kingpin caps came off relatively easy. It was the lower caps that took the few thousand swings of a hammer, half a can of PB blaster, and two busted knuckles to come off. You can probably guess which one gave me a bigger fit.
Obviously, they are not going to be reused.
I like this idea, and will definitely look into doing this when the new lower caps come in.
All that’s left now is to pull the lower bearings out and then I can get to work with the wire wheel and flap disc. Joy. It will probably be a week or so before I have time to get to it though.
I’ll add that I found it surprising how simple the construction of this axle is. Conceptually, it has been a very easy and straightforward teardown.
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Sometimes you're time ahead to replace a part vs fixing it. Back when I rebuilt the 60 in my truck. It was only slightly more money to buy brand new hubs with rotors and races installed from Danatrac then to then to fix the rusted up hubs that it came with. The hubs being stronger was an added bonus.
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I’ve been thinking about this a lot and think this is the direction I’m going to go. Time is on short supply and I’m already having to replace so much that isn’t even there, it won’t be much different to replace the spindles too. The only things on the table I plan on keeping are the knuckles and the caliper brackets.
I'd call around, somewhere may sell you the whole setup as a package.
Spent some time on my lunch break cleaning up the axle. Not too shabby for 45 minutes with a wire wheel.
I’m pretty sure these lower buckets (terminology?) in the inner Cs are not suppose to look like this. Are they removable or are these inner Cs toast?
EDIT: Guess I should have searched before asking. They appear to be removable.
I’m pretty sure these lower buckets (terminology?) in the inner Cs are not suppose to look like this. Are they removable or are these inner Cs toast?
EDIT: Guess I should have searched before asking. They appear to be removable.
Yes they are.
Yeah, did my research. It's an oil/dust shield that comes out and will get replaced as a part of the master kingpin overhaul kit that's on my parts list from ORD. Looked that kit over again, and looks like the kingpin itself comes new with the kit, so removing the old kingpin is next on my list.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/transmission-drivetrain/1805-how-to-rebuild-dana-60-kingpins/
Have fun with that.
Oh worst case he welds a bar on it and hits it with a ford universal tool, aka bfh.Have fun with that.
