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  1. Tom Winkler

    Axle Code 2

    I appreciate (as my Texas sister says) all of y'all's responses. In terms of actually determining the ratio and how to do it, color me satisfied. As far as the code and everything I've found to decide it, well, does 2 really mean "2.83:1" or does it mean "figure it out." No worries either way...
  2. Tom Winkler

    Axle Code 2

    Thank you. When I checked it following the directions I found on the internet it would have been 1.4. That couldn't be. Thinking it through instead of blocking one wheel both should turn, that's the way a car works.... or double it. That piece was not in what I read. Thank you for verifying. I...
  3. Tom Winkler

    Axle Code 2

    Happily I can answer my own question. 7 1/4 inch, integral carrier, 2.83 gear rear housing that while not very well documented in anything I was able to find prior to asking my question is pretty well represented in cyberspace. I have found several sites describing rebuilding as well as...
  4. Tom Winkler

    Axle Code 2

    I have owned this car a few years, it is a nice little car I enjoy driving almost daily. The couple I bought it from were unable or unwilling to tell me much. What I saw is what I got. Having tended to the more stinky stuff I am touching details. A GPS has been the speedometer since learning its...