Sorry but I have to ask

What axle is this? I've looked for numbers on it and I can't find any, no manufactucters name. New to this mechanical stuff and my jeep is a hodge podge of different automaker parts.:?

 

I'll apologize in advance for asking such a basic question.

 

Dana 44.

 

K thx alot is it original you think?

 

Dana 44's were used in Flat fenders, CJ's, as well as hundreds of other vehicles. If you could post a picture showing the whole rear axle we could better tell you if original or not. The four wheel drive Flatties with Dana 44's had an offset to the passenger side pumpkin to match the 18 transfer case that had offset to the passenger side front and rear output shafts. They also utilized a tapered axle with a removeable flange that was held on with a big nut on the end of the axle shaft and had a dust cap covering the nut. If your axle does not have the dust cover in the middle of the flange then it is not original to your Jeep. There were some Dana 44's used in CJ's that did not have that nut to hold it all together and can be a desireable axle. These are typically referred to as a "flanged" axle as the flange is part of the shaft itself and not removeable separately.

 

Could also be a 41. What Jeep is it in?

 

Yeah, the 41 had more of an oval sort of shaped cover to it and the cover was flatter with a more pronounced protrusion to clear the ring gear.

 

Looks like a 44 out of a wider vehicle judging from the amount of tube sticking out past the lrft spring.
Almost looks like a crack on the right side of the housing too, might be the picture.

 

Idk why I asked if it was original even I have a dana 20 in it and it's a '52 which would have the dana 18 which is offset to the passenger side. oops