[Amc-list] 1960 Axle Bingo!

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

I've had someone long ago tell me that they didn't like AMC axles
because of all the jumbled parts -- they had to get a complete axle
assembly for a 60 American because the axle shaft from one wouldn't fit 
in another. I figured the guy just got the wrong axle sahfts, but while 
scanning my 60-65 parts book, I ran across a note stating that THREE
DIFFERENT types of axles were used on six cylinder cars and TWO on V-8
cars. Type 1 I-6 has 16 cut splines, Type 2 I-6 has 16 cut splines, and 
Type 3 I-6 has 27 rolled splines. All three types use a different
differential bearing cup. Type 1 V-8 axles have 16 cut splines, and
Type 2 V-8 has 29 rolled splines. At least the V-8 axles use the same
bearings! How this slipped through I don't know, but at least the
problem was fixed for 1961 and later. 

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