[6coupe6]

hey can u guys or gals help me decode my rear end tag/ THANK YOU
WES-AA
8k8
3.00 9 952A

[Veronica]

Hello. That's the 9 inch rear end out of a 69 model 351 2bbl car with a 3.00:1 gear ratio. That 8k8 thing almost certainly says 8kB, which would be the second week of october in 68. Hope that helps.

[6coupe6]

Thank you so much!!!
Is there anyway to tell the size of the axle spline?
For example, a 28 spline or a 31 spline.
Thank you

[Veronica]

Hi again. While there isn't really any way to say from a distance what is physically present now in a 40 year old assembly, it would really surprise me if it was not 28 spline. You could pull one out and count them.

[6coupe6]

Well itried doing that last night and I couldn't get it out so I'm going to go buy an slide hammer or whatever it's called to help me! But thank u for all ur help!

[mccance]

you don't need to buy a slide hammer to get it out. especially if the axle is bolted in your car not just loose in a salvage yard. assuming you have removed the brake drum and removed the 4 self locking nuts, all you have to do is turn the brake drum around backwards, put two of the lug nuts on loosely and just use the brake drum like a slide hammer to whack it out. seriously they usually are not in that firmly and a couple whacks like that it will come right out.

but to echo veronica it is almost certainly a 28 spline. unless a previous owner has changed it out.

here is a nice website I found for decoding rear end tags. http://www.fordification.com/rearends-ford06.htm

[6coupe6]

ya i already did that lol and i couldnt get it out. so idk. ill try a slide hammer. but thank you so much for ur input. im so happy with this forum and how they respond to threads so fast. thank you all