rear axle housing colour
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rear axle housing colour
Restoring the rear axle on my 1970 d100; does anyone know if the rear axle housing was painted or bare metal from the factory? I've restored Mopar muscle and fin cars that had the axle housings painted black from the factory, with the diff bare metal with assembly line markings on the bottom.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
I would go satin black. They had paint on them originally.
My truck is younger than me.
66 W100. 70 D 500 , 69 Hiab Speed Loader. 96 Ram 3500 Club Cab Cummin's 5 spd. 97 Ram 1500 Club Cab 5.9 gas auto. 83 W200 LB Propane 360 auto 09 Yammy Rhino 700.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
no, axle housings, and brake drums were not painted from the factory. That is so they could dissipate the heat. Paint them and it holds the heat in. Causes premature seal and brake drum warpage.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
Why is there such varying opinions on what factory finishes were for these trucks out there?
Perhaps it’s time for someone to write a definitive book on restoring these trucks documenting the factory correct finishes!
Perhaps it’s time for someone to write a definitive book on restoring these trucks documenting the factory correct finishes!
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Re: rear axle housing colour
Because they're "opinions" and not "facts"!fireguyfire wrote:Why is there such varying opinions on what factory finishes were for these trucks out there?
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Re: rear axle housing colour
This NOS one is painted. Every truck I've owned had a painted rear axle housing.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
I used to work in the parts department of a Dodge dealership as well as a Ford dealership and I can tell you from first hand experience that parts in the parts department are not the same as parts from the assembly plant but are still considered factory parts. I never saw an unpainted rear axle assembly in the parts department and at the same time I have seen numerous new vehicles with unpainted rear axle housings. Not that this helps anybody just thought I would share.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
Thanks for all of the inputs gents.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
Any housing I've seen was painted black from the factory along with the brake drums. The paint burned off the drums after a few hard stops. No high temp paint back then.
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Re: rear axle housing colour
You have a choice, Go paint less and watch it rust or paint it and make it nice.
My truck is younger than me.
66 W100. 70 D 500 , 69 Hiab Speed Loader. 96 Ram 3500 Club Cab Cummin's 5 spd. 97 Ram 1500 Club Cab 5.9 gas auto. 83 W200 LB Propane 360 auto 09 Yammy Rhino 700.
66 W100. 70 D 500 , 69 Hiab Speed Loader. 96 Ram 3500 Club Cab Cummin's 5 spd. 97 Ram 1500 Club Cab 5.9 gas auto. 83 W200 LB Propane 360 auto 09 Yammy Rhino 700.