Re: JPOR: GM 10 Bolt Axle

[John Nutter <jnutter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Also, in a recent breakdown of a front 10 Bolt, I was surprised (among other
> > things) to find the pinion gear was larger in diameter than the D44 gears I
> > had.  Everyone boots these axles.  What is its weakness?  Is it the housing?
> 
> Smaller axle shafts than a D44 mostly... that's the part you're most likely to
> break with any kind of frequency.
> 
> Paul
> 
Don't forget the housing. A 10 bolt is gray cast iron, versus the cast
nodular steel on a Dana axle. On a Dana axle you might bend a tube, on a
GM 10 bolt with the same tube you'll blow the diff casting apart long
before you get to the point where you bent the tube on the Dana 44. 

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