76' 1700 4x4 - Army


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Golden Jubilee
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Post Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:19 pm

Re: 76' 1700 4x4 - Army

Hi,
I've been following this discussion with interest as I bought the same front axle to convert my '69 Loadstar 1700 to 4wd. For my situation I decided to keep the gas 392 v8 and keep the 7.17 ratios in my front and rear axles and hopefully find some larger diameter 22.5 tires. However I do have an aux transmission I intend to install between the trans and transfer case with a .73 overdrive which should help some.

But I do have a question - my axle has the same front cover as shown but why does it have two fill holes, one on each side of the ring gear and apparently one slightly higher than the other?
Because the front axle is not used much and never for highway use (I have locking hubs), should I fill the axle using the higher fill plug on the left?

I apologize if I hijacked the conversation, but just thought I'd share my plans to overcome the low r&p ratios.
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Post Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:30 pm

Re: 76' 1700 4x4 - Army

Use the lower one. That cover may be used "flipped over" in another application. You don't want the lube level much high than the bottom of the axle tube.

Golden Jubilee
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Post Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:48 pm

Re: 76' 1700 4x4 - Army

That all makes sense.
Until I saw a picture of his axle cover, all I could think is that some previous owner had put a 2nd hole in my cover, perhaps for a temp sensor and I did not know which one to use.
Thank you, Sir.
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