dana 30 ID- bill of materials

[Mt Hood Carl]

Has anyone been able to look up their dana 30 using the bill of materials number stamped on the axle tube? I can't seem to find my 74 scout's front axle in the Dana literature using the bill of materials stamped on the tube. The stamped number is 603406-8. That number matches nothing in Dana's x510-8 publication, let alone scout applications.

[free2blaze]

are you sure it is a 30? 74 was when they switched to 44 front, my 73 has a 30 front I tried that dana website thing and came up with nothing, I got a 44 from a 76 scout (will swap in sometime) and tried the numbers from that axle and still nothing, maybe it is only for vehicles that are still in production

[Mt Hood Carl]

Originally Posted by free2blaze

are you sure it is a 30?

Pretty sure. It has disc brakes but the diff cover has the oval shape unlike the d44 rear.

This older post provided the link to the dana info... http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/s...ghlight=x510-8 .

I easily found my rear axle in the list. The IH applications for d30 were listed too but none of those numbers matched my front. BTW there seems to be more d44 codes used on Scouts than the BB faq on axle ID states.

[MikeInMobile,AL]

Originally Posted by Mt Hood Carl

Has anyone been able to look up their dana 30 using the bill of materials number stamped on the axle tube? I can't seem to find my 74 scout's front axle in the Dana literature using the bill of materials stamped on the tube. The stamped number is 603406-8. That number matches nothing in Dana's x510-8 publication, let alone scout applications.

74 was the switchover year. My 74 SII had a D30 front disc axle. The thing is, any axle could have been switched out at any time over the last 30+ years.

From http://www2.dana.com/pdf/X510-8.PDF
How To Identify A Spicer Axle
All Spicer Carrier Type axles are identified with a manufacturing date (1) and Bill of Material number (2)
stamped on the right or left hand tube on driving axles. The Bill of Material number may also be found on the
carrier in some models as shown in illustration (2A). For independent front suspension (IFS) axles, the B/M
number may be located at one of three locations: 1). A vertically positioned tag near the center of the right
hand side support arm, 2) stamped into the left hand side support arm (opposite end of the camber adjuster),
or 3) stamped into the "nose end" of the axle carrier. The location of the information will depend on the manufacturing
date of the axle.
The axle model number will be cast into one of the webs as shown (3), or it can be on the nose.
Each axle contains a gear ratio tag (4), and if the axle is equipped with a limited slip differential, it will have a
tag specifying the type of limited slip lubricant to be used (5).
Refer to the appropriate model number section for parts identification and a breakdown of the Bill of Material.

There is no number cast into the web?

Mike