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by **RV2** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:04 pm

My pinion yoke loosened up on my dana 70 today, what am I looking at here as far as damage and repairs?
Can I install a new seal and retighten the yoke?

by **Philip** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:42 pm

Replace the nut and install a new seal. If you didn't drive it much I dought if you did any damage.

by **RV2** » Sun May 10, 2009 1:25 pm

I replaced the pinon seal and tightened the yoke,added fresh lube and went down the road everything is ok and no noise, I got lucky.

by **randyswelding** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:48 pm

ya id say ya got lucky mine came loose yesterday and snaped a yukon pinion (broke the stocker then this 1 in a 10 month period :lol:

) but i was power braking it to smoke them tires,oops now i got a dana 80 today and goin to draft that one in tomarrow

by **cougar** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:17 pm

Mine did that too, but I had to replace the yoke as well. It was loose on the splines.

by **randyswelding** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:29 pm

but now the question is how good are our stories,i did this while waitin in traffic on the highway and had to pull the shafts in the fast lane :lol:

and no one helped push to the other side,i think they knew what was goin on

by **Philip** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:16 pm

Randy I have seen your truck. Do you realy think someone is going to jump out and help push a 12k truck to the side of the road. :lol:

Very few people carry a chain or tow strap anymore.

by **TWorline** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:52 pm

Randy, thank you for not calling me to drag you in again this time! :thumright:

by **randyswelding** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:07 am

well tim if i wanted to wait i probebly would have called again

and i was on a lil down hill so it wasnt that bad to push

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