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BROKEN WINDSOR REAR AXLE

Q: I am looking for a rear axle shaft for my 1953 Chrysler Windsor.

Manfred Altmann

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A: Chrysler Windsors had two different axles in 1953. The standard passenger cars used a 31.625-inch axle in 1-inch diameter and 16-spline. These interchanged with 1953-’56 Chryslers, De Sotos, Dodges, and Plymouths. The Chrysler number is 1328382. The Windsor eight-passenger sedans used a different axle that

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