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johnny · 08-09-2010, 08:27 PM

We have a 3.54 gear set belived to have been from a 36 .The end of the pinion shaft was never drilled to acept the pinion shaft ,coupler locking pin .Did the early rear ends not use a locking pin to lock the coupler to the shaft ?and should we drill it and use a pin .Johnny

JM 35 Sedan · 08-10-2010, 09:51 AM

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I have never seen a Ford R&P set without a hole in the splined pinion shaft. Just wondering if that could be a cut down pinion, possibly from a long shaft Merc., and they did not put the hole through the resplined pinion shaft? In any case, it would be best to have the hole, but it's not going to be easy to drill if the pinion spline is hardened. JMO

08-09-2010, 08:27 PM	#1
johnny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: London On, Can. Posts: 377	Rear Axle pinionshaft We have a 3.54 gear set belived to have been from a 36 .The end of the pinion shaft was never drilled to acept the pinion shaft ,coupler locking pin .Did the early rear ends not use a locking pin to lock the coupler to the shaft ?and should we drill it and use a pin .Johnny

08-10-2010, 09:51 AM	#2
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,859	Re: Rear Axle pinionshaft Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have never seen a Ford R&P set without a hole in the splined pinion shaft. Just wondering if that could be a cut down pinion, possibly from a long shaft Merc., and they did not put the hole through the resplined pinion shaft? In any case, it would be best to have the hole, but it's not going to be easy to drill if the pinion spline is hardened. JMO __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*