dana 60 spindle nut size - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

54 ford · 06-23-2008, 08:39 PM

what size is the spindle nut on a rear dana 60 and is it the same on a front ford 60? also i think that the pinion nut is 1-5/16 but nut sure only socket i have bigger than 1" are inpact with thick wall anyone know the size for sure and a part number for a thin wall socket i used to have a socket that i turned down in a lathe but cant find and dont have a lathe anymore

JGVABronco78 · 06-24-2008, 03:58 AM

I believe the socket size for the rear 60 spindle nut is 2-9/16" hex. The front spindle nuts use a 6-prong socket. There is a newer style also, but the type escapes me for the moment. A standard 3/4" drive or 1/2" drive 1-5/16" socket will work on the pinion nut. You may need to scrape a lot of grime out of the recess to get it to fit all the way in.

wanderer-RRORC · 06-24-2008, 04:58 AM

2 3/8
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=2122

oh...and dont forget...in the slot on the threads...theres a keeper...

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...e=1254&PTSet=A

I think the spindal nut is 1 1/4 or 1 1/8...not too sure..(its in the toolbox somewhere...

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JGVABronco78 · 06-24-2008, 11:59 AM

I think wanderer is talking Dana 44. I'll double check the sizes when I get home.

wanderer-RRORC · 06-24-2008, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JGVABronco78

I think wanderer is talking Dana 44. I'll double check the sizes when I get home.

no...60.

82F100SWB · 06-24-2008, 02:19 PM

My Dodge's 70U is 2-9/16, the front 60 in it is dang near 3"....

wgilbertpt · 06-24-2008, 04:57 PM

My 79 ford D60 spindle nut is 2 9/16 hex.

JGVABronco78 · 06-24-2008, 04:59 PM

Just double checked(like I said I would). The hex socket required for the spindle nuts on a rear Dana 60 is 2-9/16". The hex socket required for the pinion nut is 1-5/16", which is the norm for 7/8" thread like found on the Dana 60 pinion shaft. the Dana 44 pinion shaft is 3/4" thread, which nut would be a 1-1/8" hex. Of course, I've gotten neater and silly professional in my latter years, but I've never encountered a spindle nut that a hammer and a flat blade screw driver could not tighten or loosen, with the possible exception of loosening one that had a spun bearing and got super hot, super loaded.

54 ford · 06-30-2008, 08:35 PM

i bought a 2 9/16 s
hex socket it didnt work but they had a 2 9/16 round hex is that what i need

JGVABronco78 · 07-01-2008, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 54 ford

i bought a 2 9/16 s
hex socket it didnt work but they had a 2 9/16 round hex is that what i need

Sorry about that. It isn't a regular hex socket. Its much like the one Wanderer has pictured, but 2-9/16". I didn't know the technical term for it.

54 ford · 07-01-2008, 06:54 AM

i am going back and exchanging it for a 2 9/16 round hex they had one there but the counter guy said that the regular 2 9/16 was it he said there was no way for him to tell me what application the sockets were for but i ask to look up the nut for a rear 60 and in the description of the part it said 2 9/16

crash-harris · 12-29-2009, 11:12 AM

Where the hell did you guys get these 2 9/16" sockets for the rear D60?! Apparently the Napa part #KDS2436 no longer exists because the site says it can't find it and clerks say they don't stock anything that big (although somehow my dad got one that was about 3"-4" for the rearend of our GMC 8000 dump truck from them...)

mj · 12-29-2009, 11:44 AM

every parts store has em in the KD section

speedo · 12-29-2009, 12:41 PM

Snap-on makes a thin wall impact socket that works for the pinion nut, it is
1 5/16", part number is IMFS420. It is a snug fit in a 1310 yoke but it works.

Older pinion nuts were 1 1/4" but not many of those still around.

Gus

crash-harris · 12-29-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mj

every parts store has em in the KD section

But not every store has a KD section...as in Chillicothe, Ohio's 2 Advance stores, 2 Autozone stores, and 1 Napa don't have the socket and Waverly, Ohio's Advance, Autozone, and Napa don't have the socket either...

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedo

Snap-on makes a thin wall impact socket that works for the pinion nut, it is
1 5/16", part number is IMFS420. It is a snug fit in a 1310 yoke but it works.

Older pinion nuts were 1 1/4" but not many of those still around.

Gus

We're talking about 2 different things here. You're talking about a socket for the pinion nut, I'm talking about a socket for the hub locknut on a FF D60....

notgonnamakeit · 12-29-2009, 07:17 PM

I just tack 2 small pieces of 3/16 thick"-1" wide flat bar to the socket for a 60 front and use it for my rear 60 too, fits perfect.

speedo · 12-29-2009, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash-harris

But not every store has a KD section...as in Chillicothe, Ohio's 2 Advance stores, 2 Autozone stores, and 1 Napa don't have the socket and Waverly, Ohio's Advance, Autozone, and Napa don't have the socket either...

We're talking about 2 different things here. You're talking about a socket for the pinion nut, I'm talking about a socket for the hub locknut on a FF D60....

That's because he asked about 2 different things.

what size is the spindle nut on a rear dana 60 and is it the same on a front ford 60? also i think that the pinion nut is 1-5/16 but nut sure only socket i have bigger than 1" are inpact with thick wall anyone know the size for sure and a part number for a thin wall socket i used to have a socket that i turned down in a lathe but cant find and dont have a lathe anymore

Gus

PONY_DRIVER · 12-30-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash-harris

But not every store has a KD section...as in Chillicothe, Ohio's 2 Advance stores, 2 Autozone stores, and 1 Napa don't have the socket and Waverly, Ohio's Advance, Autozone, and Napa don't have the socket either...

We're talking about 2 different things here. You're talking about a socket for the pinion nut, I'm talking about a socket for the hub locknut on a FF D60....

This has shit all to do with the question at hand, but I was in Chillicothe two days ago. Stopped to see my bud. Yes I want a cookie; make it a snickerdoodle.

crash-harris · 12-30-2009, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PONY_DRIVER

This has shit all to do with the question at hand, but I was in Chillicothe two days ago. Stopped to see my bud. Yes I want a cookie; make it a snickerdoodle.

But there are none in any of the "normal" auto parts stores, the biggest you can find is 2.5"....

Found the 2 9/16" on at Ross Auto Parts...

...and you're just going to have to deal with a chitty peanutbutter cookie...Chillicothe for ya'

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedo

That's because he asked about 2 different things.

what size is the spindle nut on a rear dana 60 and is it the same on a front ford 60? also i think that the pinion nut is 1-5/16 but nut sure only socket i have bigger than 1" are inpact with thick wall anyone know the size for sure and a part number for a thin wall socket i used to have a socket that i turned down in a lathe but cant find and dont have a lathe anymore

Gus

If you haven't noticed, he asked that question and basicly resolved over a year ago...you should be flaming me for reviving an old thread

speedo · 12-30-2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash-harris

But there are none in any of the "normal" auto parts stores, the biggest you can find is 2.5"....

Found the 2 9/16" on at Ross Auto Parts...

...and you're just going to have to deal with a chitty peanutbutter cookie...Chillicothe for ya'

If you haven't noticed, he asked that question and basicly resolved over a year ago...you should be flaming me for reviving an old thread

Didn't even catch that part.

Gus

txlegaldealer · 12-30-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedo

That's because he asked about 2 different things.

for a thin wall socket[/SIZE] i used to have a socket that i turned down in a lathe but cant find and dont have a lathe anymore

Gus

don't have a lathe? I bet you made up the whole story and never even had a thin wall socket.

Dejomo · 01-26-2010, 03:28 PM

Just for fun....What the hell is a Round Hex?!?!?

crash-harris · 01-27-2010, 04:12 AM

The points on the hex are slightly rounded.

06-23-2008, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
54 ford Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65498 Location: PA Posts: 100	dana 60 spindle nut size what size is the spindle nut on a rear dana 60 and is it the same on a front ford 60? also i think that the pinion nut is 1-5/16 but nut sure only socket i have bigger than 1" are inpact with thick wall anyone know the size for sure and a part number for a thin wall socket i used to have a socket that i turned down in a lathe but cant find and dont have a lathe anymore __________________ Halifax Area 4-Wheel Drive Association Home of the Insane Driving Posse "IDP" [url]http://www.geocities.com/ha4wda/[/url]

06-24-2008, 04:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
wanderer-RRORC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41653 Location: Newark Ohio Posts: 1,467	2 3/8 http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=2122 oh...and dont forget...in the slot on the threads...theres a keeper... http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...e=1254&PTSet=A I think the spindal nut is 1 1/4 or 1 1/8...not too sure..(its in the toolbox somewhere... ) __________________ Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman Last edited by wanderer-RRORC; 06-24-2008 at 04:59 AM.

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82F100SWB Fawkin Fordhead Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15263 Location: Winterpeg, Canada Posts: 2,048	My Dodge's 70U is 2-9/16, the front 60 in it is dang near 3".... __________________ 96 F350 XL CC PSD/5 speed 4x4... New Tow pig in the making 96 F250 XLT Ex Cab PSD/5 speed 4x4... DD/Tow Pig 92 W250 LE, CTD/5 speed 4x4, tow pig/DD/snow pushin pig 86 F250... 460/T19/1345/D60/welded 10.25, 44 Boggers, reg cab, some junk... Build Last edited by 82F100SWB; 06-24-2008 at 02:49 PM.

06-24-2008, 04:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
wgilbertpt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Member # 40761 Location: Brunswick, MD Posts: 315	My 79 ford D60 spindle nut is 2 9/16 hex. __________________ 79 CJ, LSX, Team MARR #696

06-30-2008, 08:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
54 ford Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65498 Location: PA Posts: 100	i bought a 2 9/16 s hex socket it didnt work but they had a 2 9/16 round hex is that what i need __________________ Halifax Area 4-Wheel Drive Association Home of the Insane Driving Posse "IDP" [url]http://www.geocities.com/ha4wda/[/url]

06-24-2008, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
JGVABronco78 Rock God Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87058 Location: Virginia Beach VA Posts: 1,530	I believe the socket size for the rear 60 spindle nut is 2-9/16" hex. The front spindle nuts use a 6-prong socket. There is a newer style also, but the type escapes me for the moment. A standard 3/4" drive or 1/2" drive 1-5/16" socket will work on the pinion nut. You may need to scrape a lot of grime out of the recess to get it to fit all the way in.

06-24-2008, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
JGVABronco78 Rock God Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87058 Location: Virginia Beach VA Posts: 1,530	I think wanderer is talking Dana 44. I'll double check the sizes when I get home.

06-24-2008, 04:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
JGVABronco78 Rock God Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87058 Location: Virginia Beach VA Posts: 1,530	Just double checked(like I said I would). The hex socket required for the spindle nuts on a rear Dana 60 is 2-9/16". The hex socket required for the pinion nut is 1-5/16", which is the norm for 7/8" thread like found on the Dana 60 pinion shaft. the Dana 44 pinion shaft is 3/4" thread, which nut would be a 1-1/8" hex. Of course, I've gotten neater and silly professional in my latter years, but I've never encountered a spindle nut that a hammer and a flat blade screw driver could not tighten or loosen, with the possible exception of loosening one that had a spun bearing and got super hot, super loaded.

07-01-2008, 06:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
54 ford Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65498 Location: PA Posts: 100	i am going back and exchanging it for a 2 9/16 round hex they had one there but the counter guy said that the regular 2 9/16 was it he said there was no way for him to tell me what application the sockets were for but i ask to look up the nut for a rear 60 and in the description of the part it said 2 9/16 __________________ Halifax Area 4-Wheel Drive Association Home of the Insane Driving Posse "IDP" [url]http://www.geocities.com/ha4wda/[/url]

12-29-2009, 11:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
crash-harris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Member # 142138 Location: Chillicothe, OH and Barboursville, WV Posts: 307	Where the hell did you guys get these 2 9/16" sockets for the rear D60?! Apparently the Napa part #KDS2436 no longer exists because the site says it can't find it and clerks say they don't stock anything that big (although somehow my dad got one that was about 3"-4" for the rearend of our GMC 8000 dump truck from them...) __________________ Bruiser - 1990 Ford F150...barely...EFI 300 Big Six, Converted to 4x4, Undergoing 1 Ton SAS.

12-29-2009, 11:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
mj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1919 Location: BC Canada Posts: 7,547	every parts store has em in the KD section

12-29-2009, 12:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
speedo Granite Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Member # 23262 Location: Talkeetna, Alaska Posts: 938	Snap-on makes a thin wall impact socket that works for the pinion nut, it is 1 5/16", part number is IMFS420. It is a snug fit in a 1310 yoke but it works. Older pinion nuts were 1 1/4" but not many of those still around. Gus __________________ The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)

12-29-2009, 07:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
notgonnamakeit Wheeler Join Date: Dec 2006 Member # 83758 Location: Northern Panhandle, West Virginia Posts: 307	I just tack 2 small pieces of 3/16 thick"-1" wide flat bar to the socket for a 60 front and use it for my rear 60 too, fits perfect. __________________ Mud Truck - 96 Ford Ranger-520BBF-Rockwells-14.9x28 R1's-14" FOA's Mud Racer - 78 Ford F-150-466BBF-4.56's-spools-35" Boggers Tow Rig - 02 Ford F-350-7.3PSD-Dynatrac 60-4.56's-37" M16's-20" XD Monsters Last edited by notgonnamakeit; 12-29-2009 at 07:19 PM.

01-26-2010, 03:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
Dejomo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Member # 124076 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 520	Just for fun....What the hell is a Round Hex?!?!?

01-27-2010, 04:12 AM	#23 (permalink)
crash-harris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Member # 142138 Location: Chillicothe, OH and Barboursville, WV Posts: 307	The points on the hex are slightly rounded. __________________ Bruiser - 1990 Ford F150...barely...EFI 300 Big Six, Converted to 4x4, Undergoing 1 Ton SAS.

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