Golden Jubilee
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Joined: Wed May 29, 2013 6:50 am
Axle shaft definitions
In looking over my parts books I come across a lot of times when two different axles with corresponding different parts are listed for the same axle housing. For example, under axle shaft oil seal I find 473084C1 as the seal to use for a pre-automated axle shaft, and seal 593119C91 as the seal to use for an automated axle shaft. This is just one example where different parts are called out for depending on if it's an automated or pre-automated axle shaft. I could always just replace the seal with what was there, but after 40 years of people just doing what's necessary to get it by, I've found a lot of missing and just wrong parts. I'd like to rebuild this front drive axle assembly properly and not depend on what others before me may have done.
I've searched and come up with nothing. Can anyone explain the difference between an automated and pre-automated axle shaft?
Thank you.