Dana 70 Rear Axle wheel bearing Specs needed

[68 Broncoholic]

I'm going to do the rear disc conversion on my rear D70U so I'll need the wheel bearing spec if anyone has it handy. Thanks!

 

[DirtDonk]

Although they may all be the same, do you have the application that the axle originally came out of? I'll look up a couple, but that info would save us some time.

Paul

 

[DirtDonk]

So far I'm coming up with:
Inner bearing & cup - 387AS/382A
Outer bearing set - Set 38
Seal - 9864S

This is for a single-wheel rear D70 (70B and 70HD, but not specifically designated a "U" though) from '67 to '76 Van applications.

Hope that gets the ball rolling.

Paul

 

[Scott C.]

The single wheel D70 rear end should have the same wheel bearing as the D60 front ends. I used Ford D70 spindles and hubs when I built the D60HP rear end for my YJ. It has the same wheel bearings and seals now on all four corners.

 

[68 Broncoholic]

The axle came out of a 1989 F350 but they might have scabed it in for all I know. Thanks!

 

[DirtDonk]

Then those bearings above should be the correct ones.

I don't doubt your experiences with them Scott, but the book shows different bearings for the front D60's and the rear D70's. I've run afoul of many a mistake in the books (including u-joints recently), so I'm not taking them as gospel.

Give those bearing numbers a try though 68 and see if they match.

Paul