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RE: [oletrucks] 59 (?) Rear end

To: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>, "'G. Simmons'" <gls@4link.net>,
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 59 (?) Rear end
From: "Gwyn Reedy" <mgr@mgrcorp.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 06:00:15 -0400
Is the TF rear end the same as used in 55-64 passenger cars? Not concerned
with the housing, but with the gears and bearings (and posi-traction) used
in the center section.

Gwyn Reedy
Brandon, Florida
mailto:mgr@mgrcorp.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Hanlon, Bill
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 2:47 PM
To: 'G. Simmons'; Ole Truckers
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 59 (?) Rear end


Check to make sure BOTH sides of the axle only made two turns.
I have never seen a TF rear axle with a lower (numerically) ratio than
3.08:1.
GMC master parts manual lists 3.08, 3.90, 4.11 and 4.56 as standard or
optional
ratios on half ton GMC models from 55.2 thru 59.

-----Original Message-----
From: G. Simmons [mailto:gls@4link.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 12:40 AM
To: Ole Truckers
Subject: [oletrucks] 59 (?) Rear end


I found a rear end in the old junkyard today which has me puzzled.  It is
six lug, marked 59 chev and looks like that's what it is.  When I spin the
yoke, the axle revolves just over 2 times.  Was there a
2-point-something-to-1 rear end in 59?  If so, what engine / tranny did it
take?

If not, what the heck could it be?

Regards,

Grant S.

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