Front Axle splines

[Stab]

Happy New Year everyone!
'49 B1 PW. 9 5/8" frt axle. Looking for lock-outs. How many splines on the outer axle shafts?

[Cheyenne Dave]

Axle spline count is 14. Original Warn model was M-13. There is at least one reproduction hub that looks very similar to the Warn and there are others.

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[Stab]

Thanks!

[53Crusher]

In the interest of accuracy, we have 16 spline axles not 14 spline. Would guess Cheyenne Dave made a typo in his response to you. He has a good deal of expertise in this area. There was not an option for lock out hubs on your 49, this option came along in the mid 50's and was typically a Warn M-13 - however these are virtually impossible to find now. M-Series Rebuild makes a spectacular reproduction of the Warn M-13 https://www.mseriesrebuild.com/buy_sale.html and you can also consider the AVM hub sold by Vintage Power Wagons.

[Cheyenne Dave]

Tim is correct, 16 tooth is the original spline count.
Additionally, i did not mean to infer that the m-13 warn hub was stock equipment, only that the original warn hub model was m-13

[Stab]

Thanks for the clarification. 16 tooth it is.
Yes my B1 will not be 100% original, so the lock outs need not be specific to '49
I mainly wanted to be able to "snag" a pair if they presented themselves.