Axle Options



The following writeup was originally provided by Howard R Pletcher on the IHC Digest. I have added more information to cover Pickups and Travelalls. If you feel you can add to this information, E-mail me.

Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 13:36:30 EDT
Subject: Scout Axle Codes and Ratios
Here are the axles used over the life of the Scout, at least to the extent I can recreate the history. Some details in the 60's are approximations due to lack of documentation.

Model/Year      Front Axles                           Rear Axles

                02004 Clark I-Beam for 4x2's-2000#
Scout 80        02014 Dana 27-2000#                   14004 Dana 27-2300#
1960-64         02024 27/2500# w/PwrLok*              14014 Dana 27/2300# w/PwrLok
                   *02024 N/A in '60, avail by 8/63
                    4.27, 4.88 ratios

Scout 800       02014 Dana 27-2000#                   14004 Dana 27-2300#
1965-66         02024 27/2500# w/PwrLok               14014 27/2300# w/PwrLok
                                                      14009 Dana 44-3500#
                                                      14023 44/3500# w/PwrLok
                                                        3.73, 4.27, 4.88 ratios
                                                        This version of Dana 44 had 
                                                        tapered axle shafts

Scout 800       02011 Dana 30 w/27 ends-2500#         14009 Dana 44-3500#
after V8 intro  02021 30/2500# w/PwrLok               14023 Dana 44/3500#
                                                        w/PwrLok
1967-68                                                 3.73, 4.27, 4.88 ratios
                                                        This version of Dana 44 had
                                                        tapered axle shafts

Scout 800A/B    02011 Dana 30 w/27 ends-2500#         14018 Dana 44-3500#
1969-71            No Front PwrLok offered            14028 Dana 44/3500# w/PwrLok
                                                        3.31, 3.73, 4.27 ratios
                                                        This version of Dana 44 had
                                                        flanged axle shafts

Scout II        02003 Dana Tubular for all 4x2's-3200#
1971-74         02013 Dana 30-3100# Open ends          14018 Dana 44-3500#
                02044 Dana 44-3200# Open ends          14028 Dana 44 w/TracLoc*
                                                         3.31, 3.73, 4.27 ratios
                                                         4.09 added in '73
                02044 Standard in 74, but 30%            *Change to TracLoc occurred
                  02013's used                            sometime between 70 and 73

1975-79         02044 Dana 44-3200#                     14018 Dana 44-3500#
                                                        14028 Dana 44 w/TracLok
                                                          3.07, 3.54, 4.09 ratios
1980                                                      2.72, 3.31, 3.54, 3.73 ratios

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