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idiocrates Member
Joined: Nov 02, 2007 Posts: 437 Location: Seguin, Texas
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: Maybe a clue |
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I was looking around on the ring gear I just extracted from my ageless m38a-1 and found this possible clue.........
could it be this is the original ring gear from this jeep? Or is the 10-14-54 not a date stamp? Just curious....has anyone else been able to tie a data of manufacturer to the numbers stamped into their ring gear? _________________ Jim
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mdog Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Bennettsville,South Carolina
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know anything about ring gears but I would certainly expect that to be a date. Just to give you a timeline my jeep had tires dated 9-64, fan belts dated 10-64 and the date of delivery on the data plate was 11-64. I would guess several months at least for a gear to be put in an axle and get to the assembly line. |
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Cacti_Ken Member
Joined: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 1021 Location: Silsbee, Texas
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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While we are on the gears in the rear end, my question is, are the M38's and M38A1 rear ends the same? _________________ Tropical Veteran
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Zane Member
Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 158
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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YES, unless of course you have a late usmc m38a1 with positive traction , ive heard rumors about the possibility of 4.27 gear ratio in the late stuff but ive never actually seen one i know my november of 1962 usmc has the posi rear end but its geared 5.38 |
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mdog Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Bennettsville,South Carolina
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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mine is 11-1964, limited slip front and rear, and is also 5.38. |
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