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| | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | I have a dab of green paint on my '52 3600 front axle. I've read somewhere that GM did this during assembly. I can't remember where I read it...maybe here or a book. Does anyone have any more info about this? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,522 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,522 | That looks like a wrecking yard marker to me. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | It's not a wrecking yard marker, it's about 4 inches long. It's from an unmolested 35,000 mile truck. I know I've read about this somewhere.
It's not real important, I just find historical stuff interesting and thought someone here might know. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Don't know,but it looks like alpine green paint !!
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | I found the same markings on my 1950, 3604 when I scraped the grease and mud off.
I think maybe Forrest Green Tim!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 324 | Must have hit a lepricon at one time or another.  | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Here you go out of the 1955 master parts (you guys have em) "46-52 3/4ton (exc D-D) ........(forged 3681642) (has dab or green paint) 3680905 1 $22.75" that would make it a replacement axel | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | This is the latest copy that I have and it mirrors what the member above found.
So here ya go, out of the "1929-1950 Master Parts Catalog" page 293, gp.6.008, pn.3680905 ----1946-50 'HR' (w/Forge No. 3681642)(has dab of green paint)$18.75.
That is exactly what I have in my '50,3604 and to me that would indicate that it is the original axle that was in the truck. If the last post was implying that the parts ordered from the parts catalog are different, I believe that is incorrect. Although the parts ordered from the parts catalog are "replacement" parts, that does not mean that they have different forging numbers or are marked diferently that the original parts. They are "factory replacement" parts and exactly the same as an original part.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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