advice please -axle

minerman · 04-05-2009, 07:41 PM

i have a dana 44 6cf front axle in my 75 f-250 highboy. i need the outer axle. i cant find the date on the axle. truck has disc brakes on front with ball joints. would it be safe to order from lmc a axle for a 77 model? any and all info is greatly appreciated.

swamprat · 04-05-2009, 07:53 PM

http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images...hafts_Ford.gif
this should help you out

AKBroncoII · 04-05-2009, 10:01 PM

You need to order from 77.5-79 F250. But I am also fairly certain that F150 dana 44 stub will also work.

minerman · 04-06-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamprat

http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images...hafts_Ford.gif
this should help you out

thanks alot for the help. i still cannot find the year on the axle. being a 44 6cf in a 250, with ball joints and disc brakes would the 77 model work. also, cant find the bom date. i was told it was a hd axle.not sure what to do.

1badexplorer · 04-06-2009, 06:27 PM

If its a disk axle, its either 76 or 77. It's a 44 HD if its got big hubs that are over 4" in diam. That shaft should be the same as a regular 44 I'm told. I havent checked this. I have a stub shaft from a regular 44 I'd sale for $25 shipped if you want try it.

scubasteve · 04-06-2009, 07:57 PM

If it is an eight lug or considered a HD axle, regular D44 stub shafts WILL NOT work. the lengths of the stub shafts is off by about a half inch. also the grove for the snap ring is at a different distance from the end of the stub shaft.

meatheaded nucklebuster · 04-07-2009, 01:43 PM

if its an apen knuckle disc break high pinion axle its from a 77.5 to 79 and you need this shaft. The later open knuckle hd axles did NOT have the big lockouts but rather standard 1/2 ton lockouts the 77 hd shaft wont work because it has a larger u joint whereas the 77.5 up has the 760x joint. easy way to tell is open or closed knuckle that is the main difference. this only applies to 8 bolt axles though.
sources for shafts and other parts:
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/c-400
they have oem dana shafts/parts
http://completeoffroad.com/c-59880-dana-44.html
good selection and the only chromo set ive seen made specifically for this axle\

Oh and upgrade to the 760 joint while its out

Hope that helps

-Evan

AKBroncoII · 04-08-2009, 06:30 PM

He said it was a balljoint axle. No closed knuckle.

meatheaded nucklebuster · 04-09-2009, 01:06 PM

just makin sure cause parts aint cheap

minerman · 04-14-2009, 09:18 PM

thanks guys for all your help.looking at some yokes tomorrow. hope to be able to cut and weld new yoke on my axle. the axle is fine, the yoke is shot. i'll let you know. thanks again.

minerman · 04-14-2009, 10:27 PM

need a stub axle for a 44 6cf . found it at bronco. it uses the 760 joint . 760 joint wont work with stock axles, sowhat do i do to make the stub fit my stock long axle? thanks much
lmc offers the axle assembly for the 44, but doesnt say if its the hd or not. will it work?

minerman · 04-15-2009, 12:03 AM

thinking about going with new alloy axle shafts from offroaddesign.com. i have a d44 6cf front in a 75 highboy. wondering about you guys opinion. going to go with 760 joints. will the new axles go right into my housings with no changes? if i can jerk my axles out and slide the new ones right in, IM GETTING EM. no mechanic here. i figure it this way, i bought this truck about 2 mos ago, i now have a bad yoke on my stub, rather than do this again, and continue to have the downtime and cost of smaller axles being broken, i'll buy the best i can afford NOW. please advise me in the way i should go. thanks in advance. remember, i'm no mechanic, so keep it in laymans terms

04-05-2009, 07:41 PM	#1
minerman New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Year: 75 Make: ford Model: f-250 highboy Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	dana 44 6cf i have a dana 44 6cf front axle in my 75 f-250 highboy. i need the outer axle. i cant find the date on the axle. truck has disc brakes on front with ball joints. would it be safe to order from lmc a axle for a 77 model? any and all info is greatly appreciated.
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04-05-2009, 07:53 PM	#2
swamprat Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: lexington KY Year: 1994 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: dripping oil in driveway Posts: 672 Rep Power: 13 iTrader: (3)	http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images...hafts_Ford.gif this should help you out __________________ Only a Southerner still calls that domestic conflagration of the 1860s, "The War of Northern Aggression"
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04-05-2009, 10:01 PM	#3
AKBroncoII Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 486 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (1)	You need to order from 77.5-79 F250. But I am also fairly certain that F150 dana 44 stub will also work.
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04-06-2009, 06:27 PM	#5
1badexplorer Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sutersville Pa Year: 97,79,00,72,71 Make: Ford Model: Ranger, F250, F350, Mustang, Bronco Engine: 3.0, 460, 7.3psd, 351c, 351w Class: little bit of everything Used For: waste all my money Posts: 764 Rep Power: 11 iTrader: (68)	If its a disk axle, its either 76 or 77. It's a 44 HD if its got big hubs that are over 4" in diam. That shaft should be the same as a regular 44 I'm told. I havent checked this. I have a stub shaft from a regular 44 I'd sale for $25 shipped if you want try it. __________________ 97 Ranger 3.0 5spd 1354m disc 8.8 00 F350 Dually Crewcab 4x4 7.3 6spd 79 F250 501BBF,4spd, d60, 10.25 38s 72 Mustang Mach1 351C, 4spd 71 Bronco d60, 14bt, 351efi, 4spd,203/205, 44s beadlocks plus lots more
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04-06-2009, 07:57 PM	#6
scubasteve Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Year: 1998 Make: FORD Model: RANGER Posts: 52 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	If it is an eight lug or considered a HD axle, regular D44 stub shafts WILL NOT work. the lengths of the stub shafts is off by about a half inch. also the grove for the snap ring is at a different distance from the end of the stub shaft.
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04-07-2009, 01:43 PM	#7
meatheaded nucklebuster Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Elk River MN/ University of MN Duluth Year: 1989 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.9 Class: 4x4 Used For: Everything it works for Posts: 174 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	if its an apen knuckle disc break high pinion axle its from a 77.5 to 79 and you need this shaft. The later open knuckle hd axles did NOT have the big lockouts but rather standard 1/2 ton lockouts the 77 hd shaft wont work because it has a larger u joint whereas the 77.5 up has the 760x joint. easy way to tell is open or closed knuckle that is the main difference. this only applies to 8 bolt axles though. sources for shafts and other parts: http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/c-400 they have oem dana shafts/parts http://completeoffroad.com/c-59880-dana-44.html good selection and the only chromo set ive seen made specifically for this axle\ Oh and upgrade to the 760 joint while its out Hope that helps -Evan __________________ It may be silly...but aint it fun 1989 Ranger, 2.9 5-spd, Under going d44 spartan/ d60 welded 4.10s and 36s (Build Thread)
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04-08-2009, 06:30 PM	#8
AKBroncoII Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 486 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (1)	He said it was a balljoint axle. No closed knuckle.
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04-09-2009, 01:06 PM	#9
meatheaded nucklebuster Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Elk River MN/ University of MN Duluth Year: 1989 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.9 Class: 4x4 Used For: Everything it works for Posts: 174 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	just makin sure cause parts aint cheap __________________ It may be silly...but aint it fun 1989 Ranger, 2.9 5-spd, Under going d44 spartan/ d60 welded 4.10s and 36s (Build Thread)
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04-14-2009, 09:18 PM	#10
minerman New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Year: 75 Make: ford Model: f-250 highboy Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	thanks guys for all your help.looking at some yokes tomorrow. hope to be able to cut and weld new yoke on my axle. the axle is fine, the yoke is shot. i'll let you know. thanks again.
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04-14-2009, 10:27 PM	#11
minerman New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Year: 75 Make: ford Model: f-250 highboy Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	rrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggg need a stub axle for a 44 6cf . found it at bronco. it uses the 760 joint . 760 joint wont work with stock axles, sowhat do i do to make the stub fit my stock long axle? thanks much lmc offers the axle assembly for the 44, but doesnt say if its the hd or not. will it work? Last edited by minerman; 04-14-2009 at 10:38 PM.
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04-15-2009, 12:03 AM	#12
minerman New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Year: 75 Make: ford Model: f-250 highboy Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	advice please -axle thinking about going with new alloy axle shafts from offroaddesign.com. i have a d44 6cf front in a 75 highboy. wondering about you guys opinion. going to go with 760 joints. will the new axles go right into my housings with no changes? if i can jerk my axles out and slide the new ones right in, IM GETTING EM. no mechanic here. i figure it this way, i bought this truck about 2 mos ago, i now have a bad yoke on my stub, rather than do this again, and continue to have the downtime and cost of smaller axles being broken, i'll buy the best i can afford NOW. please advise me in the way i should go. thanks in advance. remember, i'm no mechanic, so keep it in laymans terms
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