Dana 60 questions

[dustybumpers]

When you put the ball joints in, it is very important to put them in by hand with a wrench, not an impact.

Impact will blow them out, and fry them

[Sparky83]

Originally Posted by Lorddurock

axle u joints bad? what do the spider gears look like? i haven't played with dana front axles much but i know that my 44 with a eaton clutch posi in it isn't hard to turn ever, and doesn't pull the wheel

all new... havent had the cover off to see the spider gears but have been wondering about them. was my original thought when the dealership just dismissed me saying it worked fine...

[Sparky83]

Originally Posted by dustybumpers

Last one I had do that was from a ball joint freezing up
It got so bad, it finally bent the tie rod in half.

I know it's a PIA, but you need to jack it up, and unhook the tie rods, and hand steer the wheels, see what is tight.

I finally ended up using Ford ball joints, the aftermarket ones were not a match for my truck. I went through 4 sets of ball joints in 2 months

Originally Posted by dustybumpers

When you put the ball joints in, it is very important to put them in by hand with a wrench, not an impact.

Impact will blow them out, and fry them

unfortunately its not a tie rod or ball joint issue... if they were id be having the same problems when the fronts unlocked too.. the main time im having the problems is when the front axles locked in and driveshafts locked in to 4hi too... if the hubs are locked and the t-case is still in 2hi i can tell the fronts locked because it rides a little different but the jerking wheel effect doesnt appear