Marcos Maniacs

Hey Group,
        Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
 The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast into 
the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the #'s 
9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a part 
# that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a 3.77
ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm 
that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told from the 
cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up to a 
certain point.
                          Cheers Dave #5511

Hi Dave and Maniacs,

I just found a letter from Marcos Cars Ltd. dated 25 June 1971 to the 
original owner of my car (3M5759).  It states: "The rear axle and 
rear brakes are Ford Corsair 2000 with a ratio of 3.77:1".  I checked 
my ratio and it is in fact 3.77:1.  Guess that solves that part of 
the mystery.

Now.....I found brake shoes at NAPA for a 4 cyl Capri that fit 
perfect.  Are the Cortina, Capri, and Corsair axles all basically the 
same (disregarding the different ratios available)??  Would the 
seals, etc. be interchangeable? 

I'll figure this out yet!  I'm on the Capri, Cortina, Reliant 
Scimitar, and Tvr lists so somebody must know the answers.

Don Lattimer
#3M5759
Willits, CA
(now ready to tackle speedometer problem)

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "dave barton" <dbarton62@y...> wrote:
> Hey Group,
>         Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
>  The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast 
into 
> the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the #'s 
> 9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a 
part 
> # that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a 
3.77
> ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm 
> that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told from 
the 
> cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up to 
a 
> certain point.
>                           Cheers Dave #5511

Don
I but new seals and brake parts (all) in my car from a 1970 Capri, several years ago. All parts fit and have worked! I'm think the world wide parts bin from Ford applies in this case, with only housing having some difference. The next time you drive past Mill Valley, please stop in so I can enjoy your car!

Stephen
5916t
415-783-4585

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 2:20 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re:Rear Axles U.K.

Hi Dave and Maniacs,

I just found a letter from Marcos Cars Ltd. dated 25 June 1971 to the
original owner of my car (3M5759). It states: "The rear axle and
rear brakes are Ford Corsair 2000 with a ratio of 3.77:1". I checked
my ratio and it is in fact 3.77:1. Guess that solves that part of
the mystery.

Now.....I found brake shoes at NAPA for a 4 cyl Capri that fit
perfect. Are the Cortina, Capri, and Corsair axles all basically the
same (disregarding the different ratios available)?? Would the
seals, etc. be interchangeable?

I'll figure this out yet! I'm on the Capri, Cortina, Reliant
Scimitar, and Tvr lists so somebody must know the answers.

Don Lattimer
#3M5759
Willits, CA
(now ready to tackle speedometer problem)

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "dave barton" wrote:
> Hey Group,
> Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
> The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast
into
> the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the #'s
> 9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a
part
> # that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a
3.77
> ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm
> that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told from
the
> cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up to
a
> certain point.
> Cheers Dave #5511

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--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Don Lattimer" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> Hi Dave and Maniacs,
> 
> I just found a letter from Marcos Cars Ltd. dated 25 June 1971 to 
the 
> original owner of my car (3M5759).  It states: "The rear axle and 
> rear brakes are Ford Corsair 2000 with a ratio of 3.77:1".  I 
checked 
> my ratio and it is in fact 3.77:1.  Guess that solves that part of 
> the mystery.
> 
> Now.....I found brake shoes at NAPA for a 4 cyl Capri that fit 
> perfect.  

 Don,
 Can you post the parts # for the brake shoes?
 Thanx,
 Paul
>Are the Cortina, Capri, and Corsair axles all basically the 
> same (disregarding the different ratios available)??  Would the 
> seals, etc. be interchangeable? 
> 
> I'll figure this out yet!  I'm on the Capri, Cortina, Reliant 
> Scimitar, and Tvr lists so somebody must know the answers.
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759
> Willits, CA
> (now ready to tackle speedometer problem)
> 
> --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "dave barton" <dbarton62@y...> wrote:
> > Hey Group,
> >         Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
> >  The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast 
> into 
> > the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the 
#'s 
> > 9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a 
> part 
> > # that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a 
> 3.77
> > ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm 
> > that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told 
from 
> the 
> > cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up 
to 

> a 
> > certain point.
> >                           Cheers Dave #5511