Dana 44 Pinion and Carrier Installation (True Spirit #18)

The final step as we button up the Dana 44 differential in the Power agon is to install and check the pinion and carrier. This includes checking the bearing pre-load and the interference pattern.

[@donaldblakley6796]

Thank you:) very helpful

[@tattoosteveneo]

First! As always great vids. I’ve learned a lot so far.

[@ericdarby5350]

I have ring on the outside why didn't you put any on the outside of race

[@randrrcscorbin-tyler3998]

My caps have a N on them how do I tell what is top or bottom of an N

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

It doesn't matter. They should be turned 90 degrees from one another, so one will look like an N and the other a Z

[@billydouglas5966]

Pinion seal in backwards?

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

No, this is correct. The Dana 44 is a little odd, but the easy way to tell is that the seal lip has a tension spring around it. That spring goes inside the differential when assembled.

[@randallstewart8487]

@@YoshimoshiGarage Correct,spring allways goes toward lube side!

[@DoctorTorque]

Do I see 3.92 gears?

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

I've always assumed they were 3.54, now I need to either look at the video or go pull the cover back off.

[@DoctorTorque]

I was going to pretend I counted the teeth during the video, but we all know I'm too lazy for that. At about 8 seconds in, you can see the pinion is stamped "47 12" which is a legit tooth count for the ring and pinion in a Dana 44.

[@user-ee2rg5vx7p]

I think you forget the crush sleeve..

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

Thankfully the Dana 44 didn't start using a crush sleeve until much later than this axle (I don't know what year, but definitely after this 1978). Preload on this one is set with shims.

[@user-ee2rg5vx7p]

@@YoshimoshiGarage thanks for info.
End thanks for the video.👍