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Topic: Traction/Equa -Lok Rears
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5739
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-01-2002 12:29 AM
  
I've had an 8" 3:50 posi, or whatever, chunk for some time. Planning to put it in my 65 which now has a 3:00 (equa-lok).Today I got on a site that discused rears, My C70w rear with a date code of 7H9 was diagnosed as a '77 traction-lok. I thought the rear was made in 67 but this person says 77. Anyway, what is the difference between an equa-lok and a traction-lok??
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19751
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-01-2002 01:27 AM
Equa Loc is the original FoMoCo "posi" unit from the sixties Pete. It is pretty ****ty. Two pinion and only two clutches. Traction Loc was introduced in 1968 for the 69 model year production. It was a good compromise between the slip prone Equa-loc and a not so forgiving Detroit Locker. 4 inion and 4 clutches. Super unit. Your C7 rear is probably cast C7 as that would have been the introduction date.  ------------------
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5739
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-01-2002 07:43 AM
Yeah, it is. With the date, I thought it was a 67 actual cast date, but a guy on V-M.com, goes by name of kevinstang@aol posted a link to his page on rear ends. He discussed at length the different ones and in writing back to me said that my unit was probably a 77 build date. He also said that it would still have the C7 casting #. An informative site for a person who doesn't 'know his rearend from a .... .. ... ......' LOL! Thanks!!
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