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Old December 10th, 2014, 08:20 PM
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Default Re: What axles do I have

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Originally Posted by jagarra View Post
Yes I have a repair manual for 1962 trucks. Problem is that is covers a lot of different models. I did find a reference to this part number, but it seemed it was associated with a 4 wheel drive front set. Napa has both left and right listed, 2 different sets with this note as to the axle. Maybe it is for a free floating vs a standard. Don't know, no pictures that I could find in book.

Price for new wheel cylinders was less than $10.00 each for the rears, better than rebuilding them.
The best way to make sure you get the correct ones is to remove them and take them into the auto parts store. The books are not always correct for our trucks, they list Chevrolet parts which do not always interchange. They can look up the number on the actual part and cross reference it to their books (computer these days.. bah!)

As mentioned by another, the rears are often a right and left (last time I had to do this the book listed the same part -Chevrolet- for both sides and did not list a right and left for GMC) and are different than the front. It may not seem like a big difference, between a right/left and both the same but it will be noticeable when you try to connect the metal brake line... and it doesn't line up at all on the "wrong" one.
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