RE: D300

[jbade@domain.elided]

Darrel,

Cool..
That sound like a place to start..
Could be a bearing problem..
I want to put new seals in anyway...
Do I have to tear the whole thing apart to put bearings in?

Thanx,
Jeff Bade
Chicago, IL
1980 Scout ][, 304, TF727, D300, 3" Body lift, 4" Spring lift,
33x12.5xr15 tires, 4 wheel disk, SS][ converted
http://binderbulletin.org/upload/JBScout.jpg 


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Darrel Kline [mailto:darrelk@domain.elided]
>Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 12:22 PM
>To: jbade@domain.elided; ihc@domain.elided
>Subject: Re: D300
>
>
>  The nut that holds the yoke on has probably backed off some. You could
>also have some bearing damage. The IH manual doesn't include the Dana 300
>so I can't give exact specs, but you should have less then 5 thousands of
>end-play. The manual lists the Dana 20 front shaft at .001 inch and the
>rear shaft at .005 inch end-play. The nut takes a 1 1/8 inch socket (thick
>walled sockets won't clear the yoke) and should be torqued down to 200-300
>Ft. Lbs. (Dana 20 spec). This is a lot easier to do with a Impact wrench.
>
>If torquing down the nut doesn't get rid of the end-play, or if you have
>bearing noise you'll have to pull the case apart and rebuilt it.
>
>Darrel Kline
>1980 Scout