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[wanderinthru]

Don't think its a GM. Given to me by a customer to fix a horse walker. It stays locked, both sides pull?

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[nvrenuf]

It's a Dana 60 and appears to have a Power Lock differential (very strong limited slip).

 

[wanderinthru]

It's a Dana 60 and appears to have a Power Lock differential (very strong limited slip).

Thank You. So if weld the spiders it wont slip.

 

[Bextreme04]

Thank You. So if weld the spiders it wont slip.

Are you asking if you should weld the spiders? I think he is saying it already has a limited slip, and a good one. If it is toasted you can probably just get a rebuild kit for it.

 

[wanderinthru]

Are you asking if you should weld the spiders? I think he is saying it already has a limited slip, and a good one. If it is toasted you can probably just get a rebuild kit for it.

Appreciate it greatly!
But.


Its going on a horse walker, not back on a truck. Replacing a rear end out of a model A ish thing....

 

[HotRodPC]

For what's aka a hot walker. Used to walk horses and cool them down after running so they don't just stand after a hard run. It's like a merry go round with a motor that drives the axle shaft, and the pinion turns to spin the overhead merry go round with a line going to the horses bridle to make them slow walk. The gear ratio is important to those guys. wrong gear ratio with the wrong electric motor, it'll walk the horses to fast or to slow. My ex step bro was a welder/fabricator and built a few.

 

[bucket]

That equipment is much too nice to be some kind of horse walker contraption.

 

[HotRodPC]

That equipment is much too nice to be some kind of horse walker contraption.

I was thinking the same. There's plenty of junk out there that can be used for a hot walker.

 

[wanderinthru]

That equipment is much too nice to be some kind of horse walker contraption.

Dunno, once the oil is out of it, it is mighty loose....and I am building a race car out of a Sprint.....so?

 

[wanderinthru]

I was thinking the same. There's plenty of junk out there that can be used for a hot walker.

This thing has been laying over by these folks fence for 20 plus years. It's their walker it's there rear end, I'm just getting paid to put them together. Any idea what it come out of? Any way to tell? It's a 5 lug in a big circle so I'm guessing ford or dodge?

 

[nvrenuf]

I could be wrong, keeping track of all Dana versions is complicated but the “60-2” on top of the housing makes me think it’s a later model axle (90’s+), I’d bet a van.


The rear face of the passenger side axle tube will have a “Bill of Material” number stamped into the tube. Get the BOM and you can decipher it (original application, ratio, diff type, etc) on Dana’s website.

 

[bucket]

Dunno, once the oil is out of it, it is mighty loose....and I am building a race car out of a Sprint.....so?

Well there ya go! See if you can trade them your garden variety GM 10 bolt and run the positraction D60 in the Sprint

 

[HotRodPC]

This thing has been laying over by these folks fence for 20 plus years. It's their walker it's there rear end, I'm just getting paid to put them together. Any idea what it come out of? Any way to tell? It's a 5 lug in a big circle so I'm guessing ford or dodge?

Most likely a full size Mopar if it's Dana 60. What gear ratio is it? Do they even realize that matters? Maybe they have a variable speed motor. Most of the ones my step bro built he liked using the drop out 3rd members out of the 60's model 1/2 ton GM pick ups with 3.90 ratio.

 

[HotRodPC]

So I just found some info. It appears it came out of a Jeep J4000 believe it or not, and common with the Power Lock carrier too. 5 lug Semi float axle rear end. Probably with 4.10 gears.

 

[77 K20]

Huh- been around horses some but didn't know the name of those. Had seen a few and didn't give them much thought. I learned something random today! Figured they were called a merry-go-round but with live horses.

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