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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | It is a truck 12 Bolt 3:73 ratio. It has the big panhard bar bracket on pass side. Does this stamped number, which is on back side of axle tube on drivers side, tell year? WE 7 09
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 109 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 109 | I just spent 2 days making a 64 rear axle fit a 65 because it had that big panhard bracket which I had to cut off. I can tell you for sure it's a 64 or older. The 64 housing also had WE stamped on it. The 65 had HC, both were 3.73's.
'65 C-10, 65 L-60, 65 C-80, 72 C-60 & and a bunch of old Chevy cars.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Found casting code N 3838227. Best I could find out is 63 and 64, 6 lug, had these style panhard bars and 63 has a pressed on backing plate and 64 has a welded. This is welded. I am trying to confirm this 1964 idea with the numbers. This is to get correct brake/axle parts. it seems like 64 and up stayed pretty much the same. HOWEVER! the 64 rear axle seal is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Can't find any other numbers/date code on it (yet). Thanks for the help Mearl, anyone else?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 52 | According to my chevy truck ID book WE is a 3.73 axle made at the Warren plant. It is for both 63 and 64. The 7 is the month it was made.Thus it is a july axle. The 09 is the day built. The distinguising facter here is where the stamped numbe is located. For 63 it says it is stamped on the bottom of the differential carrier housing just forward of the cover. The 64 is stamped on the the forward side of the left axle tube near the carrier housing. Hope this helps.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Well it's on the left/drivers axle tube but on the aft portion. The work sheet could have easily changed during the year for some reason. I'm goin with 64. Thanks 66burb.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 109 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 109 | I'm having the same problem with the axle seal on the 64 axle I'm trying to put in Deb's 65. Had to special order it. I would say for sure now you have a 64 axle.
'65 C-10, 65 L-60, 65 C-80, 72 C-60 & and a bunch of old Chevy cars.
Never time to do it right, always time to do it over.
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | I found them on Amazon pretty cheap but they had only one left. They usually get more by and by.
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