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64 Differential rebuild almost done.

Subfixer

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Groton, CT. USA
Corvette
1964 White Roadster
Sent my diff to Gary R (gtr1999) for a rebuild as it was getting a bit noisy at the end of last year.

So far, he found that it was all original, even the seals. Pretty good for a Nov 63 built 220,000+ mile rear.

Bad news.... the only thing salvageable is the outer case. Original Dana 44 is obsolete, rear cover is cracked, gear teeth are dished, pinion yoke is obsolete, axle ends are worn. Guess it was overdue.

New Eaton has been deburred, polished and hand built, new 3.36 gears are installed, gear setup is happening today. Hopefully should be done in the next few days.

This is what it looked like when I delivered it to Gary's shop:

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Old Dana 44

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Cracked rear cover

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New Ring and Pinion

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Polished Eaton Carrier with Tuned Posi

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Ready to be installed in the case

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Case, with new drain plug installed, ready to be loaded

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As usual, Gary's work is automotive art!
 
All done. Pick it up tomorrow.

Looks great!

Insides...

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From this.....

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To this.....

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Gary was even able to save my original metal vent. I didn't want one of the new plastic ones. He installed it in the new Muskegon rear cover.
 
Nice work. Now it's ready for another 200k miles.
 

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