The Cdn gas 5/4 ton had two variations of the front axle, and the back axle was virtually identical to the CUCV back axle, except that the CUCV had posi which the gas version did not. As well the CUCV had metric wheel cylinders.
The two variations to the gas front axle were based on production dates. Both were dana 44. The early 5/4 ton had smaller diameter front axle housings. and could be ID'd by the flat hub cap. Most of the production, however, was the later style with the little "hat" style hub cap and thicker diameter tubes. Both were too light for the vehicle, and a truss was later supplied to help support the axles.
It would seem like the military knew they were in for problems with the front axles on the 5/4 tons. I recall seeing a crown assets listing for several hundred front axle housings for sale out of Edmonton after the trucks were disposed of. One would figure that hundreds of those would make quite a pile.
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