Old Crusty- 1958 FC170

Rear Dana 53 diff service ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1392586224.700037.jpg

Still has the factory tags.. More on what these mean later
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Better looking than the front, no mud. But a little bit of metal in it
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Dana stamped the month/date/year and parts numbers.

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Outside on the housing it shows the model number, "Dana" 53.

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47/11 is the gear ratio. 47 ring gear teeth, 11 pinion teeth. 4.27.1 ratio. The "T" tag stands for power lock differential (factory option) ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1392597650.764605.jpg

How do I know this? My 1958 service manual says so.. !ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1392598009.098540.jpg
 
Very cool!! I'm pretty sure that my new J2000 has a Dana 53 too. Kind of a weird axle :crazyeyes:
 
wayoflife said:
Very cool!! I'm pretty sure that my new J2000 has a Dana 53 too. Kind of a weird axle :crazyeyes:
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Luckily most of the old jeep trucks did, so parts should not be a problem.

Btw,
OTC 7394 Universal Hub Puller is a must have for this axle.
 
piginajeep said:
Luckily most of the old jeep trucks did, so parts should not be a problem.

Btw,
OTC 7394 Universal Hub Puller is a must have for this axle.
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Cool! Thanks for the tip. I've got an FSM on order and can't wait to start pouring through the pages :yup:
 
New speedo and brake parts came in from Crown. Couple more orders of brake parts and I'm ready to tear down the axles. Happy I'll have a working fuel gauge and speedo..

I have yet to find a replacement gauge for the FC, so one from a CJ will work just fine for now ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1392698301.998655.jpg
 

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munstie said:
Is it possible to have the factory gage refurbished? And every time I see this thread it makes me wish I had a FC, they are so cool.

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Not that I know of. I'm debating on taking the new one apart and replacing the face with the original.

But if rather not have to broken speedo's..
 
piginajeep said:
Not that I know of. I'm debating on taking the new one apart and replacing the face with the original.

But if rather not have to broken speedo's..
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Did a Google search pulled up a couple places that rebuild them might be something to look into if your wanting to keep it original, Hard telling what they charge though.

Sent from the"Zone of Influence"
 
piginajeep said:
Not that I know of. I'm debating on taking the new one apart and replacing the face with the original.

But if rather not have to broken speedo's..
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Pull apart the old one first and see what it looks like. Then maybe you can get an idea on the overlay for the new one. Shouldn't be too hard.

Although it's not the same vehicle I have pulled apart a few gauge cluster and it wasn't too bad. I just kept the needle in line when putting it back on.
 
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