84 250 vs 85 250HD, differences?
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The Dana 60s (3) I have are all full floaters, as is my Sterling. I haven't actually looked at my '84 351W, I suppose I will. It may be semi. But the other 2 are full floaters.
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From https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp
I'm afraid the VIN doesn't tell us much we don't already know, what we really want is the
Axle code from the door jamb sticker. of course, that only tells us what the truck was
built with at the factory, anybody could have changed that along the way. My book for
1981 says 6001-10,000 is gonna be a Dana 60 or 70 but that was before Ford started
using the Sterling axles on some applications so it's not of any real help here.
If you can read the BOM number on the passenger-side tube and plug it into Dana's site
(assuming you have a Dana and can read the code) that'd likely tell you some stuff
although there may be several possibilities to choose from:
Plug it into here:
Dana Holding Corporation - The Expert Axle Bill of Material
In any event, I've taken my brake drums off several times and never needed any special
tools. Maybe that place didn't want the job? In all reality, doing the rear brakes on these
things *is* something of a pain....
I'm afraid the VIN doesn't tell us much we don't already know, what we really want is the
Axle code from the door jamb sticker. of course, that only tells us what the truck was
built with at the factory, anybody could have changed that along the way. My book for
1981 says 6001-10,000 is gonna be a Dana 60 or 70 but that was before Ford started
using the Sterling axles on some applications so it's not of any real help here.
If you can read the BOM number on the passenger-side tube and plug it into Dana's site
(assuming you have a Dana and can read the code) that'd likely tell you some stuff
although there may be several possibilities to choose from:
Plug it into here:
Dana Holding Corporation - The Expert Axle Bill of Material
In any event, I've taken my brake drums off several times and never needed any special
tools. Maybe that place didn't want the job? In all reality, doing the rear brakes on these
things *is* something of a pain....
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Check the lower webbing of the axle housing. It will either have a 60 or 70 cast into it. It could be on the left or right side, generally on the back but could be in the front.
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Have a poke here for axle codes:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...rt-needed.html
It should really be in a sticky or something.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...rt-needed.html
It should really be in a sticky or something.
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Have a poke here for axle codes:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...rt-needed.html
It should really be in a sticky or something.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...rt-needed.html
It should really be in a sticky or something.
I just added it to the Tech Tips sticky at the top of this forum:
Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - View Single Post - '80-'86 Tech Tips, Tricks and Projects:
Hey, in the future, if you want to nominate something for inclusion in that sticky, just
make a post in the Suggestion Box sticky and include the URL of the thread/post
/article/web site you're suggesting be included there, OK?
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