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WTF is a “pumpkin” rear end??
This guy says he has 1 ton running gear, then states the rear axle is a Pumpkin. which looks like a 10bolt with a different cover bolt pattern. he says it’s stronger than a 14bFF. What did I miss?
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old 72-older eaton rear. more ground clearence and 1/2 of them factory locker equiped.
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yep, looks like an eaton to me
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hes just using the wrong termanology for “third member”
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It has dana 60s and the rear end is a pumpkin.
He does not know what he’s talking about.
A lot of people call diffs, “pumpkins”. He’s just made the mistake of actually thinking it’s a descriptive term. So, yes it has a pumpkin.. since it has a diff. A 10b, 14b, 12 b, d44, etc etc etc all have pumkins.. in laymens terms.
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Joined Sep 3, 2002 Posts 16,870 Reaction score 3 Location Austin, TX
all have third members or housings, diff is the thing inside that allows one wheel to spin and one to sit there.
Pumpkin is just a redneck term for rear end or third member(third member DOES not have to drop out to be called one). My dad calls them pumpkins or diffs.
Car Talk – Jacking up truck at the “pumpkin” okay for mechanic, not so smart for owner
-My Ford F-150 owner’s manual points out that there are certain “jack points” for the front and rear axles. I had a puncture in the sidewall of a rear tire, so the tire needed to be replaced. The local tire dealer jacked up the rear of the truck by the pumpkin – the rear differential. I pointed out that the owner’s manual says NOT to jack the vehicle by the rear differential. The dealer said they “do it all the time, and it does not make any difference.” Please clarify for me. I would think that Ford’s recommendation is more valid, but what is the reason? Thanks.
TOM: My guess is that Ford’s advice is geared toward you, the owner of the vehicle. And it assumes you’ll be using the jack that came with the truck to change a tire.
RAY: That jack is small, and really is for emergency use only. It’s designed to lift up only one corner of the vehicle, because that’s all it needs to do to allow you to swap out a tire.
TOM: So Ford, and every other manufacturer, creates jack points near each of the wheels. Those are reinforced spots that can handle the full weight of that corner of the car when you raise it up in the air.
RAY: They don’t want you to jack up the car using some other point that’s not reinforced, because if your improvised jack point fails and the top of the jack punctures the vehicle, the truck could come down on top of you. And that’s no fun.
TOM: But if you have a hydraulic floor jack that’s capable of lifting the whole truck, then there are other points you can use, if you know what you’re doing.
RAY: This dealer did know what he was doing. The “pumpkin” (the rear differential that looks kind of like a pumpkin, that sits in the middle of the rear axle) is designed to carry the full weight of the truck when the truck is on the ground. If it couldn’t, the axle tube would break. So we know it can carry the weight of the truck when it’s in the air, too.
TOM: And, in fact, that pumpkin and axle are designed to carry much more than just the weight of the truck. Since you have a pickup, chances are you’re also going to be doing what? Picking stuff up with it!
RAY: So with a proper jack, the pumpkin is a perfectly acceptable jack point. We do it all the time, too.
-I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla with 60,000 miles. I love the car. It’s never given me any problems, except this one: It has an annoying vibration that occurs exclusively when I’m stopped with the brake engaged. If I’m stopped at a light and I put the car in park, the vibration goes away. My mechanic of more than 36 years (he’s excellent) is stumped. He’s replaced two motor mounts that he thought were causing the problem. When the vibration didn’t go away, he replaced a third motor mount. But it’s still vibrating. Any thoughts on what’s causing this and how to fix it?
TOM: The motor mount was a good guess. Usually it’s the big one in front that breaks and causes this kind of vibration.
RAY: But he’s replaced all three motor mounts now. So I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the motor mounts are not the problem.
TOM: That’s why you wrote to us – for that kind of keen analysis, right?
RAY: Actually, I’m guessing you have the same problem that we saw recently in the shop.
TOM: It also was a Corolla. Everything under the sun had been tried to stop it from vibrating.
RAY: I had the car out for a test drive, and I was stopped at a light. The thing was shaking and buzzing, and for some reason, I decided to pop the hood release. And the vibration stopped.
TOM: Turned out the hood was vibrating.
RAY: There are two little “bumpers” that stick up from the radiator support under the hood. Their job is to push up against the underside of the hood when it’s closed and keep it from vibrating. I guess they had worn down, and they weren’t doing their job anymore.
TOM: They’re actually adjustable, so all we had to do was back them out a few turns, close the hood and voila! We charged the lady 450 bucks and gave her the car back.
RAY: No, it was a five-minute job. So we charged her only $425. But I’m guessing that’s what’s wrong with your car. Have your mechanic check it out, and let us know.
Why is there a pumpkin on a truck?
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Description
This truck with pumpkin cookie cutter is a farmhouse-inspired autumn design. This cutter depicts a vintage pickup truck with a fall pumpkin in the bed.
Cookie cutters have a contoured handle for comfort and a sharp, durable cutting blade for clean dough cutouts. Each cookie cutter is of the outer silhouette of the design only. There is no inner line work imprint. The cookie design template link above can be used as a reference to decorate your cookie when you purchase the cookie cutter.
Material and Care of Cookie Cutters:
This cookie cutter is 3D-printed with food safe PLA. Because of the nature of PLA, this cookie cutter requires HAND WASH ONLY in lukewarm soapy water. AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT. Do not soak in hot water, do not place cutters in the dishwasher, do not leave in a hot car, and do not use them to cut hot cookie dough fresh from the oven. Avoid any contact with heat or your cookie cutter will warp.
The total cutting height of the cookie cutter (handle and cutting blade) is 1-inch deep. The cutting blade of each cookie cutter is ¾ inches deep. Cookie cutters can cut dough thicknesses up to a ½ inch thick.
