30 years ago the rear end in my car started to make noise. I took the car to a shop that said the knew all about Dana 44's. they "fixed the noise". 3 weeks later I hit a curb, bent the front end, then parked it for 30 years. I am replacing rubber hoses and seals, stuff that would leak. I figured the seals in the rear end should be replaced. Before I started I checked the axle end play. The hub-axle moved in and out so much I could measure it with a tape measure. A hair under 1/16". I used the depth gauge part of my Vernier caliper. I pushed the hub in and measured from the face of the hub back to the brake backing plate, then I pulled the hub and axle out and measured again. the difference was .050, the other side (passenger) measured the same. After I pulled the hubs, and brake backing plate off, I found their are NO SHIMS. How could there be so much end play with no shims? The manual talks about "bearing creep" Both sides are the same. I haven't pulled the axles out yet, I'm waiting for an adapter for the slide hammer.
On page 2 section G in the manual, part #12 is an axle shaft spacer, do you think "they" left it out? What else could be wrong?
On page 2 section G in the manual, part #12 is an axle shaft spacer, do you think "they" left it out? What else could be wrong?