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Thanks Chief and RedFish. Cable is probably a very good way to go. I wasn't thinking cable at all - more like doing som custom bell crank setup, so this was a great push in a better direction! Thanks.

Gearing up to do this A500 swap (have found lots of great information in this thread - thanks!) this shifter option discussion caught my attension. Is this the final word on this - couldn't the shifter controls be modded to fit? I might be mixing things up here, assuming console shifter is...

Just to end this thread with my experiences from the bearing replacements. Turns out that the change from smaller OD to bigger OD diff bearings happened some time during '75. Timken catalog differentiates with early/late '75 and it seems correct since my '75 actually use the later bigger OD...

Thanks daliant! Is that the only difference? (I.e. Can I use all other part from a 76 up rebuild kit for my 75?) Anyone have the part number for the 76 up cup/cone?

I'm trying to figure out what really is the difference between the "75 and older" and "76 and up" 8 1/4 rear ends. The differential rebuild kits are distinguished in this way (even though I've found one kit for "75 and up"!) so there must be some difference in one or more of these components...