AXLE EXAMINATION - Knowledge and tips to make your Ford 10.25-or 10.50-inch axle live a long, healthy life

摘要

Strapped under many 3/4- and 1-ton Ford pickups are rear axles that re somewhat mysterious. Often referred to as the Sterling 10 25-or 10 50-inch axles, they've been used in the vast majority of aforementioned trucks since the mid-'80s, yet most folks don't know much about them. Ford Motor Company probably prefers that these axles be referred to as the Ford 10 25- or 10.50-inch, but they've picked up the nickname Sterling because they're manufactured in Sterling, Michigan, by Visteon, a Ford supplier. We're going to jump on the bandwagon and call them Sterling axles because that's what most people call 'em.