4x4 suburban front axle swap: part 1.
I’ve shown the disassembly of the dana 44 w/ detroit locker that I’m going to swap in for the 10 bolt. I had hoped to have it completely ready beforehand so I only had to switch the axles, but the spindles didn’t look so good. I decided to check the rotors on the 10 bolt to so if they could be turned. So saturday night, I pulled the wheel off and discovered that the brakes were down to the metal. I decided I had to fix this right away, so I started to pull the axle that night.
I took it apart down to the spindle, to make sure they were OK. Here’s axle out.
I needed the steering arm, and couldn’t get it loose, so I pulled the knuckle apart, so I could work on it separately. To get the ball joints loose, I turned the axle over, rested the knuckle on a block of wood then smacked the axle with a hammer.
The reassembly is where everything went to hell, but that’s for next time.
