something doesn't look right to me. Can you take a few more pictures of the rear axle and show more of it.
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1-3/8" small stem pinion (aka. '741')>
Carrier casting numbers: 1820657 (1957-1964), 2070741 (1964-1972). This assembly was typically used in low weight/low horsepower applications through low weight/medium horsepower and high weight/low horsepower applications. Pinion depth and bearing preload is set with shims. Differential bearing setting (ie. backlash ) is set with threaded adjusters.
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I know it's supposed to be a big casting number on the left side, but mine seems to be flat,
Clean all the way up to the support rib. Sometimes the numbers are extremely faint.
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1-3/8" small stem pinion (aka. '741')>
Carrier casting numbers: 1820657 (1957-1964), 2070741 (1964-1972).
I was gonna' ask- what's it on, and what'd it come off of?
Real early, maybe?