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Bryson Cracks Himself Up
Bryson was making lots of noise tonight in the bathtub. It started by him counting to 3 and then a loud, forced laugh. Amber did the candid camera trick and got a short video of him. He was using one … Continue reading
Differential Damage
Here is what the differential carrier looked like while still mounted in the housing: The ring-side bearing fell apart as soon as I took the carrier out of the housing. Here are the bearings and the carrier. Close-up of the rollers.
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Tagged bearing, dana 60, differential, failure, pinion, quadrasteer, ring
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It’s Worse Than I Thought
I noticed this area inside the differential housing was ground down. I guess the carrier bearings were so worn that the bolt-side of the carrier was flexing into the housing. That’s not so bad, but this next part is. I … Continue reading
Quadrasteer / Dana 60 Axle Differences and Similarities
The quadrasteer variant of the Dana 60 has 12 bolt holes instead of 10. A standard gasket is shown on the right. If you call a Dana Spicer dealer, they will want to know the “Bill of Materials” or “Build Number”. Mine … Continue reading
Quadrasteer Carrier – Trac-Lok
The new Dana Trac-Lok carrier I ordered doesn’t fit. (Supposed to be a standard Dana 60 component) It is overall about 3/16″ shorter than the one that came out of the axle. I didn’t think that would be necessarily wrong, so I … Continue reading
12 Ton Shop Press
I knew I’d have to press the pinion and carrier bearings (multiple times) for this job i’m in the middle of right now, and that would wind up costing me as much as the cost of a brand new hydraulic … Continue reading
Mustard Hands
Bryson and I went down to our neighborhood park for National Night Out tonight. He was in a hurry to eat his hotdog so he could go play.
Quadrasteer / Dana 60 Rebuild How-To (ring, pinion, carrier replacement)
The rear axle on a Quadrasteer equiped vehicle is a Dana 60. It is a pretty common unit that was used on the front of many 1 ton trucks in the 70s, 80s and 90s, and some muscle cars in … Continue reading
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Tagged axle, dana 60, differential, gears, pinion, positraction, quadrasteer, quadzilla, ring, ring and pinion
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We had a Successful Operation
And when I say successful, I’m using it in the same sense Tom Hanks did in the movie ‘The Green Mile’ after they electrocuted that guy without any water on the sponge. The quadrasteer motor and gearbox block access to … Continue reading
Raise Me 6 Inches
I jacked quadzilla up by the frame instead of the axle this time and noticed that sitting on the jack stands is about the height I want it to be. The top of the wheels are the same height as … Continue reading
