Quick Question, axle nut
08-01-2010, 04:22 PM
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Quick Question, axle nut
What size is the rear axle nut on a 93 w350, nut is siezed on the spindle and the chisel method is proving ineffective, also any suggestions on how to remove said siezed nut from spindle would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jake
08-01-2010, 05:26 PM
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Put a little heat on the nut. Heat it all the way arround and donut fast. Try to heat the nut fast enough the spindle dosent get too Blythe back the nut off with the socket befor it cools.
08-01-2010, 09:55 PM
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Not looking good, tomorrow the cutting torch is coming out, goin to cut the nut facing back towards the bearings and chisel it out in two pieces. The whole problem was a bum hub rebuild, nut backed off, wrecked out bearings, and got the nut and hub seriously hot, nut had backed nearly all the way off before siezing, but still siezed none the less. Any other ideas would be appreciated, i'm all ears. Thanks, Jake
08-01-2010, 10:50 PM
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A replacement rear-end is going to be a lot cheaper than trying to salvage your damage.
If you do succeed in getting the hub off, new bearings/races, and de-burr the spindle, sooner or later, that spindle is going to succumb to the metalurgical damages that it has suffered and snap off, most likely at speed.
Such is life.
If you do succeed in getting the hub off, new bearings/races, and de-burr the spindle, sooner or later, that spindle is going to succumb to the metalurgical damages that it has suffered and snap off, most likely at speed.
Such is life.
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08-01-2010, 11:55 PM
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I had a similar problem and had to find a new housing. I cut the nut off mine with a small air saw. It chewed the threads up really bad and the bearings were all welded together. Never could get the races off the spindle. Even if I could have fixed it, bearkiller is right, you don't want to trust the spindle after its been that hot.
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08-02-2010, 08:38 PM
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Haven't got a socket yet, but there is no way a sheetmetal socket can exert any more force than I already have, my auto w350 just sold and I gotta get the 5 speed back on the blacktop, thanks Jake
08-02-2010, 11:54 PM
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YES.
Cut them loose at the two "holes" where they sleeve into the differential-housing.
Problem is, you are gonna have to have another tube/spindle, meaning another rear-end WITH a good tube/spindle, which leads us back to the "it is gonna be cheaper to just swap the whole thing" situation.
For what it's worth, there are about as many SRW Dodges around here with 14-bolt GM and STERLING Ford rears swapped under them, as there are that still have the original DANA.
In a pinch, a DANA-60 can even be used and the junk-yards are full of them.
08-03-2010, 07:32 AM
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I can make pretty much any modifications needed to mount a new axle, does any one know off hand what other trucks had axles that are the correct width for my 93 dually?