Identifing a D60

xjmarc · Mar 13, 2012

It's time to do some maintenance on my rear axle but I have no clue what it's out of. I found two date codes on the passenger side tube but no BOM. It has C30255 cast into the top web of the housing and 60 on the lower so I know it's a 60. Its full float and has 30 spline shafts and a course spline pinion. Any help or where else I can look for some numbers would be great thanks.

BUG-E J · Mar 13, 2012

First thing google brought up cuz I was curious http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/847012-dana-60-codes-what-when-was-it-born-under.html

xjmarc · Mar 15, 2012

So by what that says my BOM was on a tag on the diff cover and is long gone so guess I'll never know.

irokcrawl · Mar 16, 2012

what is the width and how many bolts are on the brake flange? 4 or 7?

patooyee · Mar 16, 2012

BOM will be on driver side axle tube facing the rear just a few inches away from the diff cover. It is there if you look hard enough. They are stamped ever so lightly and even a minor amount of paint or dirt or grime will completely hide it. I can't tell you how many people have sworn it wasn't there and then found it after cleaning the tube off with a wire wheel. It is faint. I have a several Dana 80's at my shop. One of them was stamped so light that I had to sand blast it to see it. But it was there. I guarantee yours is there unless its been retubed for some reason.

J. J.

xjmarc · Mar 16, 2012

irokcrawl said:
what is the width and how many bolts are on the brake flange? 4 or 7?

4 bolts and 65" WMS to WMS if I remember correctly.

xjmarc · Mar 26, 2012

Guess I'm going to the parts store and argue with them and compair parts. I took a wire wheel to the tubes on both sides and all I found was 2 date codes. Top one is 2 21 8B then below it is a 2 and below that is 2 19 8B1. If I can figure out how to decode those maybe I'll at least know what year it was made.