Anyone else have their axle bearings coming lose on their dana 60? I have tried to tighten them and even pulled the axles to press the piece of metal behind the bearing tight to the bearing but it came loose again. Any ideas?
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Maybe you should try posting this question in the
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What's coming loose? The bearing from the axle or the adjustment is going away?
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Factory style bearings, or "green" bearings?
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Is the tab that holds the adjuster there?
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You using the nut shown? Also you sitting the axles before adjusting? By sitting I mean pushing left axle tight to the right and then adjusting the left axle clearance to the retainer. You have to take the lock loss to do this and them put it back on when done.
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It's possible you don't have the adjustment correct to begin with. If the adjuster is locked it should not move so I suspect your symptom needs a different problem.
What I do to adjust them is tighten the non adjustable plate tight then snug the adjustable plate down so the big nut has resistance when turning. Make the .008" - .018" adjustment then tighten the plate and check it again. Seems it's always off after it's tightened so you may need to take a couple of stabs at it. I also like to tap the axle ends with a brass hammer to make sure they move in and out and that things are seated. Another thought. Do you have the thrust buttons in the carrier? See PG 5 -
http://www2.dana.com/pdf/5315-3.pdf
What I do to adjust them is tighten the non adjustable plate tight then snug the adjustable plate down so the big nut has resistance when turning. Make the .008" - .018" adjustment then tighten the plate and check it again. Seems it's always off after it's tightened so you may need to take a couple of stabs at it. I also like to tap the axle ends with a brass hammer to make sure they move in and out and that things are seated. Another thought. Do you have the thrust buttons in the carrier? See PG 5 -
http://www2.dana.com/pdf/5315-3.pdf
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