Let's talk Dana 80 axle temps
I've noticed my rear hubs are awfully hot to the touch this summer after cruising at no more than 50 mph for an hour on the highway. No dragging brakes here. I am going to get a contactless thermo...
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time2roll wrote:RLS7201 wrote:My family had both a 1965 Coronet and Belvedere that had this set up. What a pain and nobody seemed to know how to work on it by the late 1980's.
Now your showing your age.........About 1964 the auto/light truck manufactures switched to axle bearings that lubed with def. grease. Before that the press on axle bearings has grease in them with seals on both sides. MOPAR used tapered axle bearings pack with grease and seals on both sides of the bearings. The right side axle bearing had an adjustment to set the end play.
Richard
To the OP.... yes check the fluid level. If it is over 150k miles or 20+ years it would be OK to just change the fluid.
You are correct. I have never worked on anything that old. I try not to make definative statements on these sort of things as no matter how rare it may be, someone on the internet will bring it up.:)
