Re: V8 Differential Tags

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/11/8 19:49:06

TT was optional even on Caribbeans. Pretty inexpensive though, as I remember something like $40 or thereabouts. I don't know if they were particularly robust but mine was pretty beat, ramps & pins badly worn. I pulled it and replaced it with a non-TT carrier and new ring & pinion, marked Salisbury. It only had one tag on the case cover, the one with the ring and pinion teeth numbers.

EDIT: Yes, the 1955 V8 rear axles were manufactured by Packard and totally different but much the same as all the other post-war Packard rears, welded cover, guts come out from the front. A far nicer arrangement when you're setting up gear contact and backlash.