B&M 10312 Dana 44 Rear End Cover, A356.0-T6 Aluminum - Manual (Page 2)

wear or other problems.
STEP 6. Clean all gasket material
from the axle housing surface.
STEP 7. We recommend running a
5/16”-18 tap through each threaded
cover hole on the axle housing to
ensure an accurate torque on all
bolts.
STEP 8. Install the supplied load
bolts in each boss from the inside of
the B&M Cast Aluminum Rear End
Cover until they bottom out.
STEP 9. Apply a bead of RTV
silicone gasket maker to the B&M
Cast Aluminum Rear End Cover.
Run the bead inside the bolt holes.
STEP 10. Install the B&M Cast
Aluminum Rear End Cover on
the axle housing using a supplied
bolt and washer at a bottom hole
on the cover so it can be used as a
guide.
STEP 11. Install the rest of the
supplied bolts and washers and
torque to 15 ft/lb in a crisscross
pattern.
STEP 12. Screw in the two load
bolts by hand until they touch the
bearing caps. Torque the load bolts
to 5 ft/lb max.
NOTE: Do not over torque the
load bolts as you run the risk of
distorting the bearing caps,
creating abnormal wear and
premature failure.
STEP 13. Apply a very small
amount of RTV on the threads of the
load bolts, and then install the two
supplied jam nuts onto the load
bolts. Torque the jam nuts to 5 ft/lb.
STEP 14. Install the supplied
magnetic 1/4” NPTF drain plug on
the B&M Cast Aluminum Rear End
Cover and tighten.
STEP
15. Fill with factory
recommended gear oil using the
B&M Cast Aluminum Rear End
Cover fill plug hole. Add gear oil
until oil runs outs of the fill hole.
STEP 16. Install the supplied 1/2”
NPT fill plug on the B&M Cast
Aluminum Rear End Cover and
tighten.
STEP 17. Install and tighten any
other parts (e.g., sway bar, panhard
rod) if removed.
Owner’s
Manual/Maintenance
Booklet recommends replacing
axle lubricant anytime axle is
submerged in water. (Refer to
Owner’s
Manual/Maintenance
Booklet for details).