Originally Posted by articfriends

The 9.5" h.d rear end you speak of is a rarity in the 1500 series trucks from 80's and 90's,I have rebuilt the transmissions and rearends in at least 500 chevy 1/2 tons in last ten years and have only seen (2) 1500 series w/9.5" rear end. If buoyhunter has one in his truck other than the junk G80 gov-lock posi blowing up they are very strong rear ends,Smitty
I posted a picture zoomed in on a broken gov-lock drive gear,it is real common problem even in the hd trucks.