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Dana 44 front pinion seal

From 1992 Ford Bronco “Big '92” — documented by Jeremy Millrood.

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1992 Ford Bronco - Tools laid out on a paper towel, including an air impact wrench, a socket, a wrench, and a nut. 1992 Ford Bronco - Dana 44 pinion seal from NAPA PN 15788 1992 Ford Bronco - Replacement pinion nut, sourced from Ace hardware, 3/4 16 thread stover nut. stover nuts derive their prevailing torque characteristics fro… 1992 Ford Bronco - This photo shows a close-up view of a vehicle's driveshaft U-joint, a critical component for power transmission. 1992 Ford Bronco - 1/2 inch ratchet wrench to remove u joint retainer bolts. 1992 Ford Bronco - clamped the end caps on the u-joints so they fall off. 1992 Ford Bronco - ready to remove the pinion nut. it's 1 1/8 inch. used an impact gun while holding the yoke in place. 1992 Ford Bronco - After hammering around the edges of the old seal with a screwdriver, I was able to bend it in enough and then used a hook style seal remove… 1992 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a Dana 44 front pinion seal, showing the splined shaft. 1992 Ford Bronco - nut removed but the threads on the pinion shaft were stripped. this is going to be a problem. 1992 Ford Bronco - this is what the inside of the nut looked like, completely trashed. these should be replaced any time you have to take the yoke off. 1992 Ford Bronco - my yoke (1330) was rusty and pitted, so it's a good idea to clean up the part that rides on the seal with some find grit sandpaper. I proba… 1992 Ford Bronco - Applied a really fine coating of RTV to the mounting surface of the seal and tapped it in place with a hammer. be very careful not to defor… 1992 Ford Bronco - seal in place, next step is to rethread the pinion shaft. I was told this couldn't or rather shouldn't be done, but since the front dana 44… 1992 Ford Bronco - To re-cut the threads on the shaft I ordered a 3/4 inch 16 thread carbon steel re-threading die. Cost was $14.45 including shipping. Hell o… 1992 Ford Bronco - Re-threaded with the new pinion nut on. I was able to crank it down even more than what is in the picture and there is almost zero play. Yo…