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Due to ford's genius idea of putting the axle tag on the cover plate, where anyone who might service it will loose it (as such the previous owner).
Due to the owner's working on it before.
Due to the cover being stamped 1997, when my truck is a 1994.
I have no clue what actual rear end I have! (Other than it's a 7.5 RG).
It could be out of a 97 mustang for all I know.
According to ford, the photo of the actual part of the actual cross pin is:
As you can see, on the bolt end, it's flat!
As also shown here:
But...on my truck, it's round!
As seen in my truck.
So it looks like the round one's are in the 8.8, and the flat one's in the 7.5.
Which can only mean..
Someone put a 8.8 carrier in a 7.5 housing (I don't even know if that's possible).
Or someone put the wrong one it it.
Either way, I need a new cross pin (pinion shaft, and both my local parts store, ebay and Ford themselves show a totally different photo.
Different sizes notches in the shaft, different length of notches,etc.
So now I'm left wondering, will any shaft work? If so I can get a NOS one from a 70's mustang for like $10, vs the "normal" price of $35+.
Due to the owner's working on it before.
Due to the cover being stamped 1997, when my truck is a 1994.
I have no clue what actual rear end I have! (Other than it's a 7.5 RG).
It could be out of a 97 mustang for all I know.
According to ford, the photo of the actual part of the actual cross pin is:
As you can see, on the bolt end, it's flat!
As also shown here:
But...on my truck, it's round!
As seen in my truck.
So it looks like the round one's are in the 8.8, and the flat one's in the 7.5.
Which can only mean..
Someone put a 8.8 carrier in a 7.5 housing (I don't even know if that's possible).
Or someone put the wrong one it it.
Either way, I need a new cross pin (pinion shaft, and both my local parts store, ebay and Ford themselves show a totally different photo.
Different sizes notches in the shaft, different length of notches,etc.
So now I'm left wondering, will any shaft work? If so I can get a NOS one from a 70's mustang for like $10, vs the "normal" price of $35+.
