i got a -79 camino and its rear axle looks like 8 1/2.Ex-owners says that its the cars original axle.If so,what type of axle could it be?Wanna know if theres a c-clipses on it.I just cant take the time to go to open the axle right now.Carrier model says its A 8 1/2.Aint it usually 7 1/2 in this model caminos?Gear ratio is 3.08.
camino´s 8.1/2
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Look at the housing from the rear. If you see the two dreaded "Fangs" "v v"sticking out of the bottom of the housing, you have the 7 1/2. If the bottom of the housing has squared corners, you have an 8 1/2. No fifth gen Caminos came with a 8.5. All G. M. rears have c clips. I am pretty sure ypu could order factory 3.08 gear sets for 79. - Jon
ok,thanks.now we can think that it aint the original axle.my buddy bought olds cutlass with 8 1/2,and its identical to my axle,at least from outside.guess its better to open it before buying new gear set&differential.
7d8ss said:
Not true. The '71-71 Skylark and Cutlass(Also GS n 442) 8.5 ten bolt was equipped with bolt in axles. These are 28 splines. Good stuff if you can find one.
question: does chevy make any non c-clip rears? i seem to recall that the bolt i ones are 12 bolt BOP's, but i'm not sure.
Depends on how far back you want to go. The tri-fives or at least 55 had a diff that had a third member like the nine inch, so i would think it didn't use c-clips. I'm not 100% on this though. Anyone else?
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