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So it was really hot this morning when I was at the junkyard, scavenging parts. I wanted to get a Dakota rear brakeline (longer) since I'm up 3+ inches in the back now, and the stock MJ line is acting as a limiting strap at the moment :oops:

 

How in Hades does that junction block come off the Dakota axle??? The D44 has a bolt thru it which secures it, but the Dakotas don't have anything....how are they held to the axletube? I was too hot and tired to mess with it. Didn't want to try prying on it and screw something up, if there was a hidden fasterner, or it had a threaded stud underneath I didn't know about.

 

Jeff

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glad I stirred your memory......but how do you get it off the axle????

 

I'm gonna run back down today. There's about 10 Dakotas in there, so I ought to figure it out, eventually.

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glad I stirred your memory......but how do you get it off the axle????

 

I'm gonna run back down today. There's about 10 Dakotas in there, so I ought to figure it out, eventually.

If theres 10, try hammering one off, see if maybe its just stuck on...
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The breather is threaded, fits thru the junction block, and into the tube. I just had to clean all the gunk off to figure it out.

 

One little problem, the Dana axles have a seperate breather, and the blocks are held on by a 5/16" bolt. The Dodge axle breather is 1/2" fine thread....I'll have to drill and tap out the axletube to make it work.

 

Jeff

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no, I don't have pictures of most anything.

 

just go and get a bolt of suitable size, weld it head down to the tube, then just slide the junction over it and secure with a washer and nut on the top.

then I just reused my stock D35 vent tube with the 8.8's vent.

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