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Old 06-20-2012, 12:43 AM
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I don't know how. Stamped on the side of the ring gear in the 14 bolt rear axle. 1 GM 3977333 9 41 3 77 . Can anyone decode that for me please ? Thank you.
 
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Old 06-20-2012, 08:14 AM
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9 is the pinion gear teeth, 41 is the ring gear teeth. Axle ratio is 4.56. Should be verified by pulling the cover & looking on the ring gear or counting the teeth though just to be sure no one swapped gears.
 
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He said that it was stamped on the ring gear... I think it is impossible to count the teeth on a pinion of a 14bolt, I tried once and you just can't see it without removing the carrier.

9:41 is 4.56, pretty common in the 14bff.
 
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Whoops! My mistake. Reading on my phone doesn't always allow me to see every part of the post at once.

Yeah, that is the gear ratio & PN for the ring gear. PN is 3977333.
 
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