Bare rear axle housing with welded truss gusset over the differe…

Close-up of a bare cast-iron rear axle housing showing the differential center section with a fabricated sheet-metal truss/gusset welded across the top of the pumpkin, weld beads still bright and heat-discolored. The bare-metal axle tube runs off to the right with a rusty U-bolt spring perch clamped over it and a bolted bearing retainer flange at the tube end.

AI caption March 2005 · Photo 48 of 146