Flanged Dana 44

AKCJ · Oct 4, 2010

akrazgpr said: ↑

Well I bought the axle today. His price was a little steep $600 but the rest of the JEEP came with it! 1970 V6 runs and drives brakes well. The body and the seats are a little rough, the engine idles smoothly, and it shifts well ( supposedly the tranny is rebuilt). Frame looks good tailgate is fair( spare tire carrier is relocated there) Newer windshield frame and glass. We even did a little wheeling in the garden when we got it home

Later AJ

Something like this happened to me once. I went to buy a hardtop for something like $300 and the guy said I had to take the whole Jeep! So now I have a spare 225 and a few other good parts.
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AKCJ · Oct 4, 2010

oldtime said: ↑

Ya Nick, that's correct.

When the unit bearing is pressed onto the flanged axle shaft the bearing itself is installed from the splined end.
The unit bearing is pressed up against the shoulder (step) on the flanged axle shaft.
This outer shoulder positions the bearing onto the flanged axle shaft and therefore limits the "inward" end float of the shaft.
This is unlike the tapered axle shaft where the tapered bearing is pressed on from the outer end of the shaft.
Here the inner shoulder of the tapered shaft limits "outward" end float of the axle shaft.

My concern is that....
The bearing retaining plate holds the flanged axle shaft in the housing.
The only thing that limits outward end float of the axle shaft is the press fit of the bearing cone plus the press fit of the retaining ring.
In other words the axle shaft can fly out of the axle housing if the retaining ring and bearing cone happen to slide on the axle shaft.
So what happens if Omix Adda starts selling the A-10 unit bearings with its integral and cruicial bearing retaining ring ?

Anyway if you compare a dissassembled A-10 unit bearing with a tapered roller bearing....
you observe that the unit bearing is taller but narrower than the tapered bearing.
This comparison directly implies that the unit bearing is better for higher velocity while the taper bearing is better for side load.
In the case of off road useage; WIDER IS BETTER !

Just my opinion ! Thanks for reading.
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This is something I never thought about before. The retaining ring is what holds the axle in. Huh.

I guess it's better than a C clip.

Thanks for your insight.

nickmil · Oct 4, 2010

AKCJ said: ↑

This is something I never thought about before. The retaining ring is what holds the axle in. Huh.

I guess it's better than a C clip.

Thanks for your insight.
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As long as the shaft is in good shape and the parts used are quality parts it's really not an issue. The bearing is a press fit anyway. The collar is a very tight press fit and is extra insurance. Problems typically occur due to poor quality parts, damaged shaft, or improper installation.

akrazgpr · Oct 4, 2010

Yeah, the going for the axle and coming back with another JEEP is kinda cool. When I got it home my wife just laughed and said " Well at least it runs!'.
My mom was visiting Sunday and said "Thats the first JEEP you've bought in a while that was put together!"
Beat on the fender and the bumper on Sunday, it looks like a fender now.

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