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how to tell difference between gq and gu diff centres

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how to tell difference between gq and gu diff centres

Post by patrolla »

is there any way to tell the difference between a gu and a gq diff centre from the outside?
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Post by in24bn »

not to my knowledge
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Post by jet-6 »

Not from the outside, the shampher on the crownwheel is deeper cut on some GU centres, and GQ low cut crowns wont fit that hemisphere
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Post by Mario »

Here in Panama all GQ SWB and LWB came from Japan with H233Bs. GQ UTEs came with H260s. GU SWB and LWB came with both H233Bs and H260s.

This is the H233B

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This is the H260

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As you would notice, the H233B is round (the pumpkin) and the H260 has a flat spot at the bottom.
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Post by Mario »

Forgot to mention, H233Bs 3rd member bolts on to the diff housing with 11 bolts and H260s with 12...
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Post by patrolla »

yeah, but the flat spot on the H260 wouldnt affect the shape of the centre would it?
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Post by Mario »

patrolla wrote:yeah, but the flat spot on the H260 wouldnt affect the shape of the centre would it?
Not sure about that one.
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Post by Mario »

This guy shaved his H260 and as you can see, he removed material from outside but never touched the internals. Found this in another post right here ...

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