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My '83 F50 originally came with ford's twin traction beam front suspension with a Dana 44 gear, not a very desirable setup. I've been meaning to upgrade it to a straight axle Dana 60 and I finally found a fitting one. The axle is out of a 1992 F350 with the correct 3.55 gears and a limited slip. Of course I should've gone through the gears, bearing, and joints all before installing it in the truck, but I didn't. So, I went over most of that here but I still decided not to do the axle seals, which are at the center of the whole thing, and I discovered they're bad after reassembling everything. I'll have to take it all apart, at least I can inspect the differential and replace the worn clutches in the limited slip. That'll be in the next video along with some other work on the truck.
Chapters:
00:00 - Out with dana 44, in with dana 60
07:21 - Drilling and mounting the track bar
09:45 - Tie rods
14:26 - Disassembling the hubs to remove the axles
24:26 - Replacing U-joints
31:28 - Removing the rotors
32:47 - Cleaning parts
35:12 - Replacing a scored bearing and race
38:20 - Installing rotors
40:10 - Fitting the backing plates from the dana 44
41:42 - Axle reassembly
51:54 - Brake work
57:55 - Finishing the installation
1:03:29 - New tires
1:05:9 - I should've just taken the whole axle apart to begin with.
1:05:44 - Cat