Jeremy Millrood > 1992 Ford Bronco > open folder Dana 44 front pinion seal

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Dana 44 pinion seal from NAPA PN 15788
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Replacement pinion nut, sourced from Ace hardware, 3/4 16 thread stover nut. stover nuts derive th...
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1/2 inch ratchet wrench to remove u joint retainer bolts.
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clamped the end caps on the u-joints so they fall off.
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ready to remove the pinion nut. it's 1 1/8 inch. used an impact gun while holding the yoke in place.
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After hammering around the edges of the old seal with a screwdriver, I was able to bend it in enough...
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nut removed but the threads on the pinion shaft were stripped. this is going to be a problem.
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this is what the inside of the nut looked like, completely trashed. these should be replaced any tim...
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my yoke (1330) was rusty and pitted, so it's a good idea to clean up the part that rides on the seal...
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Applied a really fine coating of RTV to the mounting surface of the seal and tapped it in place with...
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seal in place, next step is to rethread the pinion shaft. I was told this couldn't or rather shouldn...
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To re-cut the threads on the shaft I ordered a 3/4 inch 16 thread carbon steel re-threading die. Cos...
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Re-threaded with the new pinion nut on. I was able to crank it down even more than what is in the pi...
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