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Milton · 03-19-2013, 01:57 PM

Tom,
On reading your reply I went out and checked the pinion. It was stamped with a "50" on adjacent teeth. The number etched on the ring gear is "593" which doesn't surprise me. You can see in the carrier photo that the two carrier halves are different at the spider yoke area. That leads me to believe that in the past someone built/rebuilt the differential from random parts (maybe a junk yard vendor between OK and CA). Is this carrier arrangement something that you have come across before?

Again, thank you for your informative article. The "Part number cross-reference" alone allowed me to get the pinion cone and bearings through Autozone and save $50.

03-19-2013, 01:57 PM	#8
Milton Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 837	Re: Thanks for the Forditude boost Tom, On reading your reply I went out and checked the pinion. It was stamped with a "50" on adjacent teeth. The number etched on the ring gear is "593" which doesn't surprise me. You can see in the carrier photo that the two carrier halves are different at the spider yoke area. That leads me to believe that in the past someone built/rebuilt the differential from random parts (maybe a junk yard vendor between OK and CA). Is this carrier arrangement something that you have come across before? Again, thank you for your informative article. The "Part number cross-reference" alone allowed me to get the pinion cone and bearings through Autozone and save $50.