QK4933 Dana 44 Front Inner Axle Seal and Install Tool Kit for 1978-1979 Ford Dana 44, plus 1980-1991 Jeep Wagoneer and 1980-1983 Narrow Track Cherokee Dana44 front drive axles with QU40160 2-5/8″ Outside Diameter axle shaft seals. Tools USA Made.

For Tool Set without Seals, See: TS4933

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Dan the Gear Man Tech Notes:
Kit Includes
Must be Removed
Removal/Installation
Common Seal Failures
Lubricate Seals
Matching Parts
Applications

Tech Note 1: Kit Includes
QK4933 Inner Axle Seal Set Includes:
QT1161 Dana 44 Seal Installer Thrust Plate
QT1086 Inner Axle Shaft Seal Installer
QT1189 Seal Installer Press Screw
QU40160 Dana Oil Seal (Qty: 2)

Tech Note 2: Must be Removed
Your brakes, wheel hubs, spindles. axle shafts, and differential must be removed from the housing to replace yourQU40160 inner axle shaft seals. Use QK4647 Tool Set to remove the old seals.

Tech Note 3: Removal/Installation
Once the seals are removed, you need to clean any dirt, grit or crud out of the diff housing and axle tubes. After that, you can install your new seals. Seal installation is best done with our tooling made for your specific application. Sometimes you can get by with makeshift installers you cobble together, but in most cases, using makeshift tools just guarantees you get to do the job all over again.

Tech Note 4: Common Seal Failures
These Seals can be wrecked by grit, crud, seaweed, baling twine, etc., getting in the axle tubes and taking out the axle seal lip. Blown axle u-joints can also cause seal failures. Seals will also fail from improper installation, wear, plugged axle vents, and the rubber lip cracking from plain old age. On a lot of older trucks, just removing and reinstalling an axle shaft will take the seal out because the seal lips have hardened with age.

Tech Note 5: Lubricate Seals
After the seals are installed, be sure to grease the lips to provide initial lubrication for the seal lip. Neglecting this step will usually cause the seal to fail the first time you use 4×4 mode. Do NOT grease the axle shafts as the grease will pick up crud as they are slid into the axle housing.

Tech Note 6: Matching Parts
Matching Parts for QK4933 Seal and Tool Kit:
QU40214 Dana 44 Diff Cover Gasket
S82194 Ultra Gray RTV Sealant
QK4647Inner Axle Seal Remover Tool Set
QT1086 Adjustable Depth Seal Installer
QT1032 Diff Case Spreader

Applications:

Ford:
Ford Bronco and F150 with axle tag numbers: 610019, 610020, 610047, 610049, 610066, 610067: 1978, 1979

Jeep:
Jeep Standard Track Cherokee, Wagoneer: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Grand Wagoneer: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991