Centre, backing plates and drums (bar the stud pattern).

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Yes, if original. HQ banjo will have small yoke though. Fine spline didn't arrive until mid LJ XU-1.

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Hi,
Don't know what you are on about as I have never seen a banjo diff with a rear plate, they never had them.

Edit ( I agree the centre & back plates )
( V8 HG - T banjos had a larger yoke, so the tailshaft or yoke would need to changed to match )
Perhaps there is information elsewhere on this site but here goes;
Banjo diffs of the same ratio are interchangable between models subject to axle splines, however the housings do change to accomadate the different gear set sizes.
for example 3.9- 3.55 - and 3.36 use the same centre housing and crownwheel mounting assembly, obviously you will need to use the appropiate splined side gears to suit which ever axles you use.

3.08 and 2.78 housings are both the same centre and crownwheel assembly.

The small Salsbury Commodore diff gears also fit the Banjo, if you use the right bearings too, but you need to use the Banjo housings.

The first Holdens to be fitted with fine spline axles were the 1973 LJ XU-1's but a previous comment was a bit off as this wasn't mid 73 it was August 73 and to be specific my XU-1 is the earliest I know of in Australia so far, built on the 16th of August.
At the risk of being corrected myself it was during the HX Holdens that fine spline banjos were intorduced on a large scale.

Hope that answers your question, Mike

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Edited by user Saturday, 29 May 2010 3:01:22 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Mike is correct re the fine splines first appearing around August 1973. I was just being very general as it wasn't really relevant to the question, just pointing out that HQ and HG won't be fine spline unless changed. Fine spline axles also appeared in LH around L34 introduction on both L34 and SLR5000. Not sure if 253 LH also got them at that time. HX/LX era is correct for fine spline axles appearing everywhere else.

As Mike says V8 HT-HG banjo had a bigger front yoke. HK V8 banjo had this also, as did ALL HK 6cyl 3.08 banjo centres (this is why HK 6cyl with 3.08 banjo had unique tailshafts). You have a very good chance of finding an LSD in a HK V8 banjo, but much less chance in HT-HG.

Dr Terry is correct, I was referring to the drum brake backing plates.

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