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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: tyrfryrtom on March 22, 2006, 07:41:43 PM
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Hello,
Does the date code on the axle tube need to the the same as the casting date on the carrier housing? How far apart should they be? I have a rear that has been rebuilt and I think the axle tubes have been replaced an restamped.
Thanks
Tom
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The casting date only refers to the date the iron center section was poured at the foundry; the stamped date on the RH axle tube is the date the axle assembly was completed (tubes, brakes, diff, etc.). Generally, the axle assembly date will be within 1-6 weeks after the casting date, but there are exceptions. The only "rule" is that the stamped assembly date must be after the center section casting date.
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Thanks JohnZ,
The date on the center section is B 7 8 and the axle tube is BU 0313. I was told that it was a March 69 3.73 posi rear.
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B 7 8 - Feb 8, 1968
0313 - Mar 13th
I was told that it was a March 69 3.73 posi rear
Appears to be March 1968 in a 1968 car