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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #135 on: October 23, 2016, 03:19:12 AM »
Just drug this out of a barn in Indiana this afternoon. The "C" has been peened over, guessing at the factory. This axle has never had the numbers area cleaned off till I bought it. Will get a better pic of Cast Date tomorrow. Looks like F119 (June 11th)?
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #136 on: October 23, 2016, 05:06:46 AM »
funny how out of small sample now 3 guys have "penned" or debris marks where the C would have been. (insert conspiracy theory here)
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #137 on: October 23, 2016, 05:19:08 PM »
... I noticed this also...  makes me wonder if the factory workers (either in the differential plant, OR at auto assembly (for the late '69 series rears, did that on purpose to eliminate (or try to eliminate) the discrepancy between '69 and '70 part assembly codes (ie. 70's got the 'C' in front)...??
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #138 on: October 23, 2016, 09:42:12 PM »
08E,9N677163 has an 341 axle with a code of CBL0812G2. Can't read the casting date. Too crusty from oil...Joe
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #139 on: October 24, 2016, 08:30:12 PM »
Interesting. I have an original BU 0815 G2. No C, and I have also found an original BS 0822 G2, again no C on either and no marks on either where a C could have been. Only similar thing I have noticed is they were both made 2nd shift on a Friday. (1 week apart).

Can you post a pic of the axel stamp?



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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #140 on: October 24, 2016, 09:31:44 PM »
Clearer pictures of rear I posted on the 22nd. I erred in the cast date of May (F). It is in fact (I) Sept. makes sense. More current pics
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #141 on: October 24, 2016, 09:34:41 PM »
peened over "C"
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #142 on: October 24, 2016, 09:37:22 PM »
casting Sept 11 69
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #143 on: October 26, 2016, 02:10:53 AM »
Here's a picture from my 69 ss396. 08E 124379N677163..Joe
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #144 on: October 26, 2016, 01:27:35 PM »
Bentley,
Can I get a job with you? You seem to have time to do fun things.
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #145 on: October 26, 2016, 03:26:43 PM »
Thanks for the additional information everyone.  I will get the data updated and post below.

Joe, does the casting number on the center housing end in 341 or 860?  And what is the casting date?

Austin, can you post good pics of the other stamp you have without the C please?   Thanks
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #146 on: October 26, 2016, 03:43:46 PM »
Here is what we have so far - arranged by axle date..  We need more data points for axle assembly dates between late June and early August. 

01C
BM 0124G1
860, casting date A 21 9

06A - 9N665238
BM 0625G
860, casting date unknown

07A - 9N6687XX
BU 0630G2
860, casting date E 26 9

Unknown build date
BE 0708G1
860, casting date D 28 9

08E  9N677163
C BL 0812
341, H 5 9

08E  9N677954
C BS 0805G 
341, casting date G 25 9

08C
C BL 0806G1 
341, casting date G 23 9

Unknown build week and/or VIN
C BM 0807G1
860, casting date F 24 9

Unknown
No assembly stamp, possible warranty axle
341, casting date F 28 9

08E, 9N677163
C BL 0812G2
341, unknown casting date xxx

08D  9N6745xx
C BU 0818G2
unknown casting number or date

08D
C BS 0820G2
341, casting date H 11 9

08E 
C BU 0828G2
341, casting date H 13 9

08E
C BU 0828G2
341, unknown casting date

09A - 9N680789
C BU 0828   
341, casting date unknown

09A
C BU 0826 or 0828
unknown casting number or date

09C
C BU 0829G1
341, casting date G 31 9

Unknown build week and/or VIN
C BS 0829G1
341, casting date H 17 9

09C 9N684457 
C BU 0829G1
341, unknown

09C   9N685397
C BU 0910G1
341, casting date I 2 9

Unknown build week and/or VIN
C BU 0916
341, casting date I 6 9

Unknown build week and/or VIN
C BU 0922G2    C area is peened
341, casting date I 11 9

10A
C BU 0929G1    C area is peened.
341,

Unknown build week and/or VIN
C BS 1028G1
341, casting date J 3 9
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #147 on: October 26, 2016, 06:27:10 PM »
I just noticed another CBU0829G1 axle. Just like Gary's, the C is peened out (completely!).
9N684457  09C

And another - CBU0929G1 10A car - pic doesn't show all the C, but the area is peened.
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #148 on: October 26, 2016, 07:30:20 PM »
I theorize that axles were built and in racks ready to deliver for the Camaro/Nova line. Because the Camaro line was held over, considered a 69 by Norwood brass? a directive came from Norwood that said they did not want that C on the axle, so shipments slated for Norwood had to be manually gone through by a worker at Eaton? or Norwood? and correct them to what Norwood wanted to show as a 69 axle maybe for warranty or some other accounting reason? Some, made it through because for the same reason other discrepancies exist.   
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Re: Earliest 3969341 and Latest 3894860 axles
« Reply #149 on: October 26, 2016, 09:10:16 PM »
How dare you say there were discrepancies!!!

Don't hint that the facts have a variation, you run the risk of your data not being used....hahaha

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