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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 4 Wheel Drives => Topic started by: chadbice on September 05, 2010, 05:04:44 AM

Title: 10 bolt identification
Post by: chadbice on September 05, 2010, 05:04:44 AM

The front end on my 84 half ton silverado is a 10 bolt but there is no tags.  What is the best way to see if it is a dana or a corporate?

Title: Re: 10 bolt identification
Post by: 454ss on September 05, 2010, 06:46:46 AM

Spicer/Dana has a fill plug on cover & GM corporate has none.

Title: Re: 10 bolt identification
Post by: Blazin on September 05, 2010, 09:50:06 AM

10 bolts have a very round shaped cover. The fill plug in the cover will be a little bit off angle to the axle center line, kinda pointing toward the drivers front corner of the truck.
A Dana 44 the cover has vertical sides and rounded top and bottom cover. The fill plug has a embossed area in the cover so it points directly to the Front of the truck, 90 degrees to the axle centerline.

Title: Re: 10 bolt identification
Post by: bake74 on September 05, 2010, 10:33:39 AM

     Here is an axle guide with pics of dif covers.  Hope it helps.......http://coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

Title: Re: 10 bolt identification
Post by: chadbice on September 05, 2010, 11:24:35 PM

thanks for the info