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#74288 03/05/2007 5:24 PM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Ok, here is the story. I have a 57 pumpkin to swap with my 46 torque tube. I got the 57 pumpkin in pieces which is not a big deal the ring & pinion are in perfect shape but the gears that fit on the end of the axels plus the small gears that contact the axel gears have some surface rust on them.
I would like to use the axel gears out of my 46 rear end and not bother with the 57 gears. Can I do this? Will the 46 axel gears work in the 57 pumpkin?
I have not taken the 46 apart yet but I don't see why this would not work. The axel gears really don't contact/mesh with the 57 ring & pinion. Seems like this should work. Or am I way off base.
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#74289 03/05/2007 6:32 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | I think you'll find those spur gears won't fit .... surface rust can be clean up, or replacements could be found ... and hopefully you mean you want to replace the 46 rear with the 57 rear, cuz the 57 center section won't fit in the 46
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#74290 03/05/2007 9:48 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | The Chev parts book shows 1940-62 1/2 ton using the same gears (except posi.).
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