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Originally Posted by Ole Don
Years ago, my 54 Vicky rear axle took on water through the vent. I found a 56 auto trans center section and bought it. It would not fit all the way in, the ring gear touched the bulge in the housing. I heated the bulge red hot and hammered the snot out of it, then it fit just right. I had axle bearings only a year old, so I didnt want to change axles. After removing the center shaft in the diff, the spider gears rotated enough to remove them and put the 54 spiders in the 56 housing. I removed a 3.54 and replaced it with a 3.30, and after some prime, and flat black paint, some 85-90 lube, all was well in Miss Vickies rear. I also used a vent from a Ranger, it uses a hose to vent the axle up at frame hight.
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That's interesting; I have a 3:30 in a '51 rear axle housing and no interference problem at all. Never know what Ford may have done back then. Or perhaps your housing could have been damaged somewhere along the way; we'll never know.