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Mar 27, 2006 | 10:03 AM

ramboss429

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Rear Axle Code Question

I have an '03 Super Crew with axle code B6. Can someone please tell me what gears that is, and if it is a limited slip.

I bought it from an 80yr old man with 11,000 miles on it, now I've had it a little over a year and it has 30,000 miles on it, and have had nothing but problems with it.

Mar 27, 2006 | 10:48 AM

92merc

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3.73 Limited Slip

https://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_Decoder.html

Basically if you saw any alphabet, H or B, meant LS. Non-LS open diffs are numbers only.l

Mar 27, 2006 | 01:05 PM

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Thanks. I think my problem maybe be a clutch pack wearing out or somethign in the rear axle. It shudders when i turn left and accelerate. It also might have something to do with my front drivers side 4 wheel drive as well. The 4 wheel drive went out of it and they might not have got it put back together right.

Mar 27, 2006 | 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 92merc

3.73 Limited Slip

https://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_Decoder.html

Basically if you saw any alphabet, H or B, meant LS. Non-LS open diffs are numbers only.l

How would I go about finding that information if the sticker was removed by the previous owner? Can I go to Ford and have them put a new one on or am I SOL?

Mar 27, 2006 | 02:50 PM

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Best bet is to ask... Ford has a customer question email. Sometimes they are good at answering.

IIRC that door jamb sticker is a federally madated item, getting rid of it is a serious no-no.

-Kerry