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Steve Plucker · 08-05-2013, 05:53 PM

Does anyone have any very early Rear Axle Differential Housings for which they could take some photos of for me for an article I am doing for Model A News?

There was a outside change in the housing which appeared around the latter part of January 1928 for which the Judging Standards does not mention. HOWEVER all it says about it is that "The differential housing did not have strengthening ribs at the pinion gear opening". I am taking it that the "strengthing ribs" which they talk about are the "exterior gussets" which were added in early 1929???

The difference to look at is in the area where the neck or flange joins the housing. This also does not include those housings with "exterior gussets" which were added in early 1929.

The housing originally went from a 3/4 inch Radius to a 1-1/2 inch Radius at the neck and should be easy to ID.

Thank you.

Pluck

08-05-2013, 05:53 PM	#1
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Very Early Rear Axle Differential Housings...HELP... Does anyone have any very early Rear Axle Differential Housings for which they could take some photos of for me for an article I am doing for Model A News? There was a outside change in the housing which appeared around the latter part of January 1928 for which the Judging Standards does not mention. HOWEVER all it says about it is that "The differential housing did not have strengthening ribs at the pinion gear opening". I am taking it that the "strengthing ribs" which they talk about are the "exterior gussets" which were added in early 1929??? The difference to look at is in the area where the neck or flange joins the housing. This also does not include those housings with "exterior gussets" which were added in early 1929. The housing originally went from a 3/4 inch Radius to a 1-1/2 inch Radius at the neck and should be easy to ID. Thank you. Pluck Last edited by Steve Plucker; 08-10-2013 at 07:57 AM.