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Installation & Adjustment (Model 44 & 50 Auto Locking Hubs)

  1. If bearings are replaced, drive new races into hub. Install inner bearing and seal into hub. Install hub on spindle. Install outer bearing and adjusting nut.
  2. Tighten adjusting nut to 50 ft. lbs. (68 N.m) while turning hub back and forth to seat bearings. Back off adjusting nut and retighten to 31-39 ft. lbs. (42-53 N.m). Rotate hub and back off adjusting nut 135-150 degrees. Put lock washer and lock nut on spindle.
  3. Using Spanner Lock Nut Wrench (D85T-1197-A), tighten lock nut to 160-205 ft. lbs. (217-278 N.m). Check that end play of hub assembly is .001-.009" (.02-.25 mm).
    Fig 1: Exploded View Of Dana Model 28 IFS Front Drive Axle (Other Models Are Similar)
    G121034Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.