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Offline 79 chevy

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79 Chevy
« on: April 25, 2011, 06:59:47 pm »
I have a 79 chevy k10 full time 4x4. i was wondering how i can tell what front axle i have?? the rear is a 12 bolt i dont know if the front is a dana 44 or what.. thanks
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Offline beastie_3

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Re: 79 Chevy
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2011, 08:29:20 pm »
GM 10 bolt front, 12 bolt rear IF no one has swapped them.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2011, 09:16:21 pm »
cool thanks i dont think any one swaped them
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Re: 79 Chevy
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2011, 10:50:57 pm »
10 bolt has a round cover, 10 bolts, and the fill plug is into the little bit of the angled face of the cover. Kinda points toward the left corner of the front bumper.
The 44 has round top and bottom but straiter / vertical sides on the mounting surface. The fill plug points perfectly strait forward and is located on a three sided boss stamped into the cover from the in side.
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 08:20:50 am »
it is definitely a 10 bolt thanks blazin..
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Offline DustyRusty

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Re: 79 Chevy
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 01:15:48 pm »
IIRC, '79s did not come w/ 10 bolts.  I thought 10 bolts started in '81 but I could be wrong.  My '75 has a D44.  Another way to tell if it's a D44 is to look to the right of the inspection cover.  A cast-in 44 will be present if it's, in fact, a D44.
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 01:21:18 pm »
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Offline bobcooter

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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 03:37:18 pm »
Hey Beastie, Great site. I just copied and pasted the whole thing onto a word document and saved away in my "Truck Stuff" folder.
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Re: 79 Chevy
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2011, 03:53:08 pm »
That site is very nice thanks for the post
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2011, 07:54:27 pm »
very cool site and now it looks to be a dana 44 :))
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