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Please pardon my ignorance, but what exactly does `third member' actually refer to?


Instead of having a removable differential cover, with the carrier bolted in-place inside, like a Dana (or many others) - a third member axle has NO COVERà the carrier, gear set, and output (tail?) shaft are all integrated onto a single removable unit, like this:

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Last edited by Smiley; 02/17/05 10:21 PM.

Six Isuzus, so far... still have three of them.