D44 Front Bearing and Seal Kits

[Gambler68]

Anyone have a link to a combo package? I just needs the seals and bearings, for a front rebuild. Maybe some shims too..wouldn't hurt.

I saw Bj's carries a kit for the rear, but didn't see anything for de front. :confused:

Part Numbers Are Listed Below:

As far as Parts Houses are concerned, the switch from Small to Big bearing spindles happened in 76. However I have encountered Small Bearing spindles up to 79 over the years. With that being said I do not buy wheel bearings untill I know what spindles I am dealing with. Following part Numbers can be had in Premium brand name or can be had where the quality of the box exceeds the bearing inside it :eek: Personally I would not waste my $$$$ on the cheap bearings.



Small-Bearing Spindle-Inner-Bearing Journal Size: 1.78"
Stub Axle Spindle Bearing Kit Part# BRGBK1 $15.99
Hub Lock Nut Kit Part# BK6301653 $15.99 Needed only if your old ones are bad
Inner Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR37 $18.99
Outer Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR35 $16.69
Seal Part# NOS24898 $ 4.99



Big-Bearing Spindle-Inner-Bearing Journal Size: 2.00"
Stub Axle Spindle Bearing Kit Part# BRGBK1 $15.99
Hub Lock Nut Kit Part# BK6301653 $15.99 Needed only if old ones are bad
Inner Wheel Bearing Part# BRG LM104949 $15.99
Inner Wheel Bearing Race Part# BRG JLM104910 $ 9.49
Outer Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR35 $16.69
Seal Part# NOS24898 $ 4.99


As you can see the only differance in the small and big bearing spindle is the inner bearing all the other parts are the same ;)

Thanks Ryan,
Tad

[learfxr]

would a local Auto Zone carry these kind of parts??? I need to get new seals for my truck and was thinking about checking there.

[fulsizjeep]

I got seals & bearings from Randys R&P when I did mine in 02. The bearings were Yukon and I forget the manufacturer for the seals. About $85 an axel. The seals for the front axel tubes were too small though so I took one of the old ones to Parts Plus to get the right ones. Not sure what to recommend. I would be tempted to buy them all local next time, starting at NAPA. Unless I lived in Montrose, that NAPA guy would never see me walk through his door.

[shackwrrr]

i dont think autozone would carry i couldnt find a stub shaft for a 44 in there and i even got on the guys parts computer to look for it

[janie]

Gamber, keep us posted as to what you are able to find. I'm looking at the same thing myself as Tequilla's front diff has blown bearings.

[pb]

If you mean the front wheel bearings & seals, they are listed under disc brakes on BJs:

http://www.bjsoffroad.com/cartgenie/prodInfo.asp?pid=389&cid=10

[wickedwagon767]

Autozone carries the front wheel bearings and seals

I bought Timken front outer wheel bearings over the counter. $12 for the pair.

[Nick@lockitup]

autozone carries all the parts.
SBK1 for the inner spindle kit.
set 45 for the outer bearing set
471271 -inner seal
lm104949-inner bearing
jlm104910-inner race

Thats for any big bearing d44 waggy/chevy

[Gambler68]

autozone carries all the parts.
SBK1 for the inner spindle kit.
set 45 for the outer bearing set
471271 -inner seal
lm104949-inner bearing
jlm104910-inner race

Thats for any big bearing d44 waggy/chevy

Nice, recall what it cost? ball park. Are 78 D44 (not HD) big bearing?

yeah, i can't afford BJs, I need the cheaper alternative..


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heh.:eek:

[J10Mike]

Nice, recall what it cost? ball park. Are 78 D44 (not HD) big bearing?

yeah, i can't afford BJs, I need the cheaper alternative..


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heh.:eek:
All 74 (with disk brakes) thru 91 FSJs would be considered big bearing. As I have read, since Chevy D44s and Jeep D44s have so much in common and use a lot of the same interchangable parts, the need to specify big or small bearing really only applies to Chevy D44s.

[Gambler68]

suggesting this be added to archives :thumbsup:

[J10/J20 Project]

I would be tempted to buy them all local next time, starting at NAPA. Unless I lived in Montrose, that NAPA guy would never see me walk through his door.

LMAO We need to take a trip back Flint see if he can order the right parts LOL


Paul

[Gambler68]

ok, so this got moved..is it going to be added to archives, added too, or reside forever here? :confused:

This info was for a 78, maybe we could add any corrections for different years ..

[Nick@lockitup]

that bearing info should work for any chevy/waggy dana44 and even 10-bolt 76+

[Gambler68]

that bearing info should work for any chevy/waggy dana44 and even 10-bolt 76+

excellent! I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check at the store the parts OD vs a measured ID of your tube, since they seem to vary, eh?

[Nick@lockitup]

tube diameter will not make a difference. lug count shouldnt make a difference either....

[Crazy_Jeepman]

As far as Parts Houses are concerned, the switch from Small to Big bearing spindles happened in 76. However I have encountered Small Bearing spindles up to 79 over the years. With that being said I do not buy wheel bearings untill I know what spindles I am dealing with. Following part Numbers can be had in Premium brand name or can be had where the quality of the box exceeds the bearing inside it :eek: Personally I would not waste my $$$$ on the cheap bearings.



Small-Bearing Spindle-Inner-Bearing Journal Size: 1.78"
Stub Axle Spindle Bearing Kit Part# BRGBK1 $15.99
Hub Lock Nut Kit Part# BK6301653 $15.99 Needed only if your old ones are bad
Inner Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR37 $18.99
Outer Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR35 $16.69
Seal Part# NOS24898 $ 4.99



Big-Bearing Spindle-Inner-Bearing Journal Size: 2.00"
Stub Axle Spindle Bearing Kit Part# BRGBK1 $15.99
Hub Lock Nut Kit Part# BK6301653 $15.99 Needed only if old ones are bad
Inner Wheel Bearing Part# BRG LM104949 $15.99
Inner Wheel Bearing Race Part# BRG JLM104910 $ 9.49
Outer Wheel Bearing & Race set Part# BRGBR35 $16.69
Seal Part# NOS24898 $ 4.99


As you can see the only differance in the small and big bearing spindle is the inner bearing all the other parts are the same ;)

[Gambler68]

those are Jeep part #'s? Awesome, thanks. :thumbsup:

[Mario_CA]

Also, don't forget:
Spindle grease seal part# 22311
Ft axle U-joint part# 210-0297 (cause you're in there anyway)

[Crazy_Jeepman]

Also, don't forget:
Spindle grease seal part# 22311
Ft axle U-joint part# 210-0297 (cause you're in there anyway)

The Part Number I listed for the:
Stub Axle Spindle Bearing Kit Part# BRGBK1

Includes the seal part# you have provided.

Along with the spindle bearing

Additional Contents:1 EA 711818
B2110
22311
W/87593 SLINGER
W/453903 THRUSTWASHER

[Nick@lockitup]

autozone carries all the parts.
SBK1 for the inner spindle kit.
set 45 for the outer bearing set
471271 -inner seal
lm104949-inner bearing
jlm104910-inner race

Thats for any big bearing d44 waggy/chevy

all these are timken part #s btw

[HorribleHarry]

So let me get this straight (since my truck is broken & 50 miles away...)
is there a seal on the outer side of the front hub? is this part of the chrome cap? my waggy was spraying bearing grease all over the place onto the outside of the wheels & tires... never got around to popping them off & taking a look.
Thanks,
Harry

[Crazy_Jeepman]

So let me get this straight (since my truck is broken & 50 miles away...)
is there a seal on the outer side of the front hub? is this part of the chrome cap? my waggy was spraying bearing grease all over the place onto the outside of the wheels & tires... never got around to popping them off & taking a look.
Thanks,
Harry

No there is no seal in or behind the Chrome cap. If you have grease spraying out of it, then I would be concerned that a wheel bearing is failing and heating up the grease enough to turn it to liquid and that is how it is managing to get passed the cap, or the cap is a poor fit and is allowing the grease to get out. Although there really should not be nothing more than a light coating of grease behind the cap and in the drive flange area, the grease should be moderately heavy within the area wheel bearing cavity only.

[HorribleHarry]

Thank you Crazy_Jeepman,
My caps are beat, but I seem to remember the hubs being pretty warm.
I will rebuild them when I put my manual hubs on.

Harry

[mxg342]

Please forgive me for my ignorance but are any of these part numbers for the inner axle seal? I've been starting my search for new ones but measurements and specifications are not matching up. The old seals were 2.5" to the best of my measuring ability. I can only find 2.25 and 2.625 seals on advance auto parts website. Can anyone help me out here?

[Gambler68]

Please forgive me for my ignorance but are any of these part numbers for the inner axle seal? I've been starting my search for new ones but measurements and specifications are not matching up. The old seals were 2.5" to the best of my measuring ability. I can only find 2.25 and 2.625 seals on advance auto parts website. Can anyone help me out here?


yeah inner seals are listed there. 2.625 is alot closer to 2.5 than 2.25 is. (talking about 125 hundreth of an inch difference vs 250 hundreths).

post up what you have for a rig, in your sig, this helps people give you exact answers more often than not.

taking your old seal in and bribing the parts monkey with candy helps :D Occasionally you get a helpful one that will match parts for you.

[mxg342]

Thanks for the info. I'm working on a D44 front from a 79 waggy. It is going in my CJ. I'm planning the 5 on 5.5 conversion with Ford stuff, ARB, 4.56 gearing, and high steer. I'll probably switch to hydro assist steering next year. $$$ is to tight right now for it.

The bad thing is we have put the project on the back burner due to my roomates jeep getting totaled. We are rebuilding a 91 chevy truck as fast as we can now to get him back in a vehicle.

[Gambler68]

Thanks for the info. I'm working on a D44 front from a 79 waggy. It is going in my CJ. I'm planning the 5 on 5.5 conversion with Ford stuff, ARB, 4.56 gearing, and high steer. I'll probably switch to hydro assist steering next year. $$$ is to tight right now for it.

The bad thing is we have put the project on the back burner due to my roomates jeep getting totaled. We are rebuilding a 91 chevy truck as fast as we can now to get him back in a vehicle.

wow, that looks so bad, the dog wouldn't even pee on it! :eek:

bad hit, sure it was a bummer.

[Gambler68]

autozone carries all the parts.
SBK1 for the inner spindle kit.
set 45 for the outer bearing set
471271 -inner seal
lm104949-inner bearing
jlm104910-inner race

Thats for any big bearing d44 waggy/chevy

ok..dumb question... I need to buy TWO of each to do the whole diff, right?

Napa: BRGBK1 : 15.99
Azone: SET45 15.99
Azone: 471271 4.99
Azone: lm104949 16.99
Azone: jlm104910 4.99

all that x2 = 117.90 before tax sound right?

[Gambler68]

okay got that one answered :rolleyes:

I guess a pair of Brute Force joints wouldnt hurt either, thats prolly another 50 bux.

[Crazy_Jeepman]

Yup 2 of everything................Brute Force? who makes them? I generally just get a Spicer Joint.

[fulsizjeep]

I generally just get a Spicer Joint.

Me too. Not much chance you will mess one up unless you lock the front axel.

[Gambler68]

Yup 2 of everything................Brute Force? who makes them? I generally just get a Spicer Joint.

its a Azone sealed bearing lifetime warranty..prolly 10 bux more than the spicer.

[Crazy_Jeepman]

its a Azone sealed bearing lifetime warranty..prolly 10 bux more than the spicer.

Yea I just checked them out its actually a Neapco brand, same as what is available at Advance auto. I have stayed away from them........I feel Spicer is the premium OEM replacement.

[fulsizjeep]

Krista has a set of those Brute Force joints on Phoebe's front axel for over 3 years Ryan. They have held up fine. I don't know how the heck you can have a zirt fitting on one of these axel joints to begin with. The ones I just did on Wally came with fittings, 2 types. Neither will fit with axel in place. So, I pumped them with grease before they went in and stuck the cap fitting in.

Here is what I got at NAPA last month...
371 Ujoint - price $30.68, net $22.99 x2 $45.98

And there are 3 seals for the Hub/Axel. One is actually a dust seal of sorts that goes on the base of the stub shaft. Then there is one next to the inner cage bearing (you should replace these bearings too - maybe that is what the SBK1 kit is, bearing and seal?), then the outer seal on the inside of the hub. I couldn't tell you now which one is which, but I got mine at NAPA:
711818 - price $5.20, net $4.69 x2 $9.38
24898 - price $5.50, net $4.99 x2 $9.98
22311 - price $9.45, net $8.49 x2 $16.98