Rear Drive Axle and Differential: Axle
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The Model 60-1U, Model 70-2U and Model 70TR rear axles feature the following:
- Semi-floating or full-floating axle shafts on Model 60-1U rear axles
- Full floating axle shafts on Model 70-2U and Model 70TR rear axles
- An integral-type differential housing consisting of a cast center section with two steel tubes
- A stamped differential housing cover
- A hypoid-design differential ring gear and pinion with the centerline of the pinion set below the centerline of the differential ring gear
- Drive pinion bearing preload shims to maintain pinion bearing preload
- A selective outboard spacer, located between the differential bearing cups and the differential housing and a selective differential bearing shim located between the differential bearings and the differential case to adjust differential bearing preload and differential ring gear backlash
- Conventional or limited-slip differential assemblies on Model 60-1U and Model 70-2U rear axles
- A conventional differential assembly on Model 70TR rear axles
- An embossed metal tag identification tag, bolted to the differential housing cover