New to me 1970 W200

[DavidD]

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[DavidD]

[nutz]

nice in the wild

[Hobcobble]

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Large knuckle axle..... nice!

John

[DavidD]

I don't think it's factory to the truck. The original owner may have added it.

[Hobcobble]

I don't think it's factory to the truck. The original owner may have added it.

Check your VIN Tag.

John

[dodgeboykim]

Quick question, is it common practice to replace the left-handed wheel studs on the driver side left side of this truck with right handed thread.

I know a lot of people like to change the studs to the R/H type, but... I left mine the L/H type. I've been around MOPARs for all my driving life, so I'm used to them and have no desire to swap them out. Just turn the lug wrench the opposite way. Left side of truck, Left hand threads. Easy. But, I understand it when guys do change them.

I also left the LH Lugnuts on my 66 W100. Not worth the time to change them out if everything is good. I have spare LH Lugnuts put away if needed.

[BigBlockTrucks]

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Large knuckle axle..... nice!

John

How rare is the large knuckle Dana 44 front axle?
My truck came with one. I pulled it in favor of a Dana 60 from a newer truck with disc brakes.

[dodgeboykim]

I had a 71 Fargo W200 with the large Knuckle 3500 lb axle , Parted a 69 truck with one and installed one in my 66 W100 from a 66 W200 Crew Cab decades ago.

[Hobcobble]

How rare is the large knuckle Dana 44 front axle?
My truck came with one. I pulled it in favor of a Dana 60 from a newer truck with disc brakes.

I don't have any information regarding its rarity. Out of the 5 Power Wagons I own or
have owned.... one has the large knuckle D44. Its a brute of an axle. Did you get rid
of your D44/3500 lb axle or just set it aside?....

John

[BigBlockTrucks]

How rare is the large knuckle Dana 44 front axle?
My truck came with one. I pulled it in favor of a Dana 60 from a newer truck with disc brakes.

I don't have any information regarding its rarity. Out of the 5 Power Wagons I own or
have owned.... one has the large knuckle D44. Its a brute of an axle. Did you get rid
of your D44/3500 lb axle or just set it aside?....

John

I still have the axle.
When I pulled the cover the spider gears hit the drain pan before the oil. The previous owner drove it on just the front axle after he took out the rear bearing of the transfer case.
Must be nobody told him to check fluids under the truck too!

[Wildergarten]

I still have the axle.
When I pulled the cover the spider gears hit the drain pan before the oil. The previous owner drove it on just the front axle after he took out the rear bearing of the transfer case.

Now that's novel.

[PwrWgnDrvr]

How rare is the large knuckle Dana 44 front axle?
My truck came with one. I pulled it in favor of a Dana 60 from a newer truck with disc brakes.

I don't have any information regarding its rarity. Out of the 5 Power Wagons I own or
have owned.... one has the large knuckle D44. Its a brute of an axle. Did you get rid
of your D44/3500 lb axle or just set it aside?....

John

I still have the axle.
When I pulled the cover the spider gears hit the drain pan before the oil. The previous owner drove it on just the front axle after he took out the rear bearing of the transfer case.
Must be nobody told him to check fluids under the truck too!

I had the same breakdown in 1984 on a 62 W300, on Donner Pass at sunset in Feb. Drove on the front axle into Reno and spent the night. Pulled the bent output shaft of the 201, straightened it with a cutting torch I had with me and a torpedo level, installed a new bearing.....drove it 300 miles home.

[Hobcobble]

I still have the axle.
When I pulled the cover the spider gears hit the drain pan before the oil. The previous owner drove it on just the front axle after he took out the rear bearing of the transfer case.
Must be nobody told him to check fluids under the truck too!

Keep it around for the rest of the parts for sure.
What "was" the gear ratio?....

John

[BigBlockTrucks]

I still have the axle.
When I pulled the cover the spider gears hit the drain pan before the oil. The previous owner drove it on just the front axle after he took out the rear bearing of the transfer case.
Must be nobody told him to check fluids under the truck too!

Keep it around for the rest of the parts for sure.
What "was" the gear ratio?....

John

It has 4.88 gears which is the other reason I changed it. Those gears really aren’t needed with a big block going in it. I also have the matching rear. The big problem is my location. Up here in the northeast there aren’t many sweptline trucks left that aren’t rotted to death. It makes it hard to sell.
I doubt that I will ever need it. The Dana 60 I replaced it with is pretty hard to kill.
I saved it anyway. Someone out there will want it.

[DavidD]

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[DavidD]

[DavidD]

[Hobcobble]

You hit the lottery with that W200.

John

[DavidD]