Editing Mopar rear axle spotter's guide
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− | There have been several very good Mopar rear axles used through the years. This page will help ID | + | There have been several very good Mopar rear axles used through the years. This page will help ID them |
==ID by shape== | ==ID by shape== | ||
− | + | The easiest way to identify an axle is to look at the cover on the carrier housing: | |
− | The easiest way to identify an axle is to look at the cover on the carrier housing: | + | *7-1/4" has a 9 bolt rear cover. |
− | *7-1/4" has a 9 bolt rear cover. | + | *8-1/4" has 10 bolts, evenly spaced. The cover is almost perfectly round. |
− | *8-1/4" has 10 bolts, evenly spaced. The cover is almost perfectly round. | + | *8-3/4" has no rear cover. The back of the axle housing is round. The center section is removable from the front of the housing. |
− | *8-3/4" has no rear cover. The back of the axle housing is round. The center section is removable from the front of the housing. | + | *9-1/4" has a 12 bolt rear cover. Rear cover is roughly octagonal (stop sign-shaped). |
− | *9-1/4" has a 12 bolt rear cover. Rear cover is roughly octagonal (stop sign-shaped). | + | *9-3/4" has a 10 bolt rear cover. The cover is wider on the driver side. |
− | *9-3/4" has a 10 bolt rear cover. The cover is wider on the driver side. | + | |
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==Casting numbers== | ==Casting numbers== | ||
These may not be all the casting numbers that were ever used on the various axles, but are a starting point: | These may not be all the casting numbers that were ever used on the various axles, but are a starting point: | ||
− | ;7-1/4 | + | ;7-1/4 |
:2070051 | :2070051 | ||
:3507881 | :3507881 | ||
:3723675 | :3723675 | ||
− | ;8-1/4 | + | ;8-1/4 |
:2852905 | :2852905 | ||
:3723598 | :3723598 | ||
:3723599 | :3723599 | ||
− | ;8-3/4 | + | ;8-3/4 |
:1820657 (small pinion shaft, up to 1964) | :1820657 (small pinion shaft, up to 1964) | ||
:2070741 (small pinion shaft, 1965 to about 1972) | :2070741 (small pinion shaft, 1965 to about 1972) | ||
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:2881489 (tapered pinion shaft, 1969 to about 1974) | :2881489 (tapered pinion shaft, 1969 to about 1974) | ||
− | ;9-1/4 | + | ;9-1/4 |
:3507890 | :3507890 | ||
:3507891 | :3507891 | ||
:3723199 | :3723199 | ||
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[[Category:Rearend]] | [[Category:Rearend]] | ||
[[Category:Identification and decoding]] | [[Category:Identification and decoding]] |