Dana 30 or Dana 44 front axle?

[harvey]

Have always been told that a Dana 30 would have the four bolts and flat
plate on each joint, and a castle nut on a Dana 44. Have also been told
that all the Scout 2 Dana 44's would have disc brakes. I have a drum brake
axle with the castle nut. Thanks for any answer.

[ScoutmanSV]

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/f...faq_ihcfaq_1.7

The 'castle nut' is a rear application, AFAIK.

HTH,

[harvey]

Maybe i have not named it properly, but it is a castle nut with a cotter
pin thru it, and there are four. Two on each knuckle. And it is the front axle,
not the back. So do you know if it is a 30 or 44?

[Dennis Bernth]

I think the 'four bolts and a flat plate' you're talking about refers to the closed knuckle Dana 30 used on the Scout 80/800 series. I've got an open knuckle 30 out in the back that I pulled off of my 73 Scout II, and I'm sure it has ball joints (hence the four 'castle nuts'). As far as I know, they used the open knuckle 30 on all of the early Scout II's, so the only way to tell for sure is to check the shape/size/number of bolts of the diff cover.

[John Donnelly]

Originally Posted by harvey

Have always been told that a Dana 30 would have the four bolts and flat
plate on each joint, and a castle nut on a Dana 44. Have also been told
that all the Scout 2 Dana 44's would have disc brakes. I have a drum brake
axle with the castle nut. Thanks for any answer.

Click here

The easiest way to identify a D30 from a D44 is by the shape of the center portion of the axle, also known as the differential housing.

That link I gave you takes you straight to a picture of the SHAPE of each differential housing, and also gives you some nice to know information for the future on ID'ing the axles.

-John

[MoNiTo]

I've posted this before, but it is a really good site

http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

[ScoutmanSV]

Originally Posted by MoNiTo

I've posted this before, but it is a really good site

http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

Decent guide anyway ...



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The mind wanders on .....

[Jim Grammer]

Originally Posted by harvey

Have also been told that all the Scout 2 Dana 44's would have disc brakes.

Also not true, and as a corollary not all Scout II Dana 30's have drum brakes

[harvey]

The question was if there were any Dana 44's with disc brakes. I knew
there were some Dana 30's with disc brakes. Thanks for writing anyway.

[harvey]

By the way, i would once again like to say thank you to everyone that
took the time to find an answer for me.