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B. W. · 06-25-2018, 12:22 PM

The early disc brake 44's ran a small u-joint and a brass washer, the later ones (73 & up) run a larger u-joint & a plastic one, they don't interchange because different inside diameters. I don't think the brass washers are available. You might check with Quad 4x4 (Torque King) They have some NOS stuff.

I had the same issue with some damaged parts & ended up switching axle shafts to the larger u-joints for better parts availability.

06-25-2018, 12:22 PM	#3
B. W. Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Bigfork, Montana Posts: 1,137	Re: 72 k20 Dana 44 The early disc brake 44's ran a small u-joint and a brass washer, the later ones (73 & up) run a larger u-joint & a plastic one, they don't interchange because different inside diameters. I don't think the brass washers are available. You might check with Quad 4x4 (Torque King) They have some NOS stuff. I had the same issue with some damaged parts & ended up switching axle shafts to the larger u-joints for better parts availability.