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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

Anyone ever seen or heard of a 3.35? I found a rear end in a junk yard and that is what is on the tag. The guy says it came from a 1976 f-100.
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

I'd like to see that tag!
 
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Old Jun 4, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

I'm going back today with decodes to check it. I'll let you know what I find. I had never heard of that ratio.
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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 05:06 AM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

Well the mystery is solved. The number that the guy at the yard showed me was not the correct number. I went ahead and bought the rear-end and got it home and pulled the tag off. Here is what was on the tag:

WDM-U 3BC
3.70 8.7 335A

So it looks like I lucked out with a 3.70 ratio. Anyone got any clue as to the rest of the numbers/letters?

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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 03:03 PM
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WDM-U 3BC
3.70 8.7 335A

The WDM-U isa code for bearing sizes

3BC looks weird there should be 2 numbers & 1 letter
meaning the date it was made

3.70 you know

the 8.7 is the size of the ring gear
335A is most likely the plant code
 
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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

What do the numbers in question stand for? Posi vs. open? When I spin one hub the other side does not turn.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 04:11 PM
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3.35 Axle ratio ?

If it was a locking rear it would read.

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