Warn hub snap ring...

[Erics Tacoma]

I was rebuilding my front Ford D44 last night and putting together the Warn Premium hubs, I could not get the stupid outer axle shaft to slide out far enough to get the little snap ring to go on and hold it in the hub...

I had 4ft pry bars and all sorts of stupid prying things trying to pull the axle shaft out 1/8". I even disassembled the hub and double checked everything. I just could not get the snap ring in..

Anyone else run into this issue, and what issues will it cause? The only thing I can see is that the snap ring holds the axle shaft dust flange against the knuckle?

I have no pictures of it, but this is the closest thing I can find to showing you what I am talking about.

[4x4junkie]

Check that you don't have an extra seal or thrust washer around your stub shaft behind the spindle (can happen if you replace the stub shaft with a used one, and part of the old one was already stuck on the back of the spindle).

This was my experience when this happened on mine once.

[BuzzerPB]

may sound odd.. but where those the ORG axle shafts for that axle...? I know the full size F250 stub shafts came in diffrent lengths... I learned the hard way....

[abig84]

heck i dont think i even run those on my truck. sometimes there will be a spot for a snap ring right after the bearing nuts that does basically the same thing

[Vermit]

Check the thrust washer between the Axle shaft and spindle. There is a chamfer on the inside diameter. It needs to be facing the Axle shaft. If it is upside down you won't get the snap ring on.

[Erics Tacoma]

Originally Posted by 4x4junkie

Check that you don't have an extra seal or thrust washer around your stub shaft behind the spindle (can happen if you replace the stub shaft with a used one, and part of the old one was already stuck on the back of the spindle).

This was my experience when this happened on mine once.

I replaced the spindle bearing, small washer and the thrust washer with Longfield UHMW spindle bushing. I suppose that may be the problem?

Originally Posted by BuzzerPB

may sound odd.. but where those the ORG axle shafts for that axle...? I know the full size F250 stub shafts came in diffrent lengths... I learned the hard way....

They are superior axle and gears chromo shafts. I have at one point had the snap ring on... but on the spindle there was no washers at all... so perhaps it is the bushing in the spindle hmm

The axle is the 5 lug. Came out of a 76 f150, d44 hp

[Sidepipes]

The spindle bearing/ bushing is not in far enough.

[Erics Tacoma]

The bushing was pushed in all the way I assure you that.

Here is an actual picture of my bushing (yes I greased it before install, right after this photo



I should contact longfield about it, maybe it's not for my specific D44 who knows. On their site it doesn't say that it won't work for any axle.

[DB_1]

I have Superior shafts on an Early Bronco D44 with Warn Premium hubs. For whatever reason there just isn't any room for that snap ring on the end of the axle so I left it off. Been running it that way since '07 and no problems whatsoever...run it

[Erics Tacoma]

Originally Posted by DB_1

I have Superior shafts on an Early Bronco D44 with Warn Premium hubs. For whatever reason there just isn't any room for that snap ring on the end of the axle so I left it off. Been running it that way since '07 and no problems whatsoever...run it

Good to hear. I am going to run it haha. I tried for too long to make the snap ring almost fit, just wanted to feedback on the situation! Thanks man

[Longfield]

Originally Posted by Erics Tacoma

The bushing was pushed in all the way I assure you that.

Here is an actual picture of my bushing (yes I greased it before install, right after this photo



I should contact longfield about it, maybe it's not for my specific D44 who knows. On their site it doesn't say that it won't work for any axle.

Yes call me 253-847-8254 thanks Bobby.

[4x4junkie]

I'd do whatever is needed to get that snap ring on there since I wouldn't want water & dirt getting into my axle through the gap that would otherwise be left at the seal behind the spindle.