1981 GMC K3500 Differentials

Essential 1981 GMC K3500 Differentials

Yukon Gear – Set Up Bearing (Part No.56045)

Set Up Bearing

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M802048 set-up bearing (one bearing). No return.

Product Features:
  • Set up bearing
  • Fits M802048 pinion bearing
  • Easily slips on and off pinion journal to allow for easier pinion depth adjustment
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Yukon Gear – Round Replacement Yoke Companion Flange For Dana 80 (Part No.41036)

Round Replacement Yoke Companion Flange For Dana 80

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$374.99
Round replacement yoke companion flange for Dana 80. All Yukon yokes come with a one year warranty against manufacturing defects.

Product Features:
  • Fits Dana Spicer 80
  • 37 spline
  • Round companion flange
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Yukon Gear – GM 9.5" Ring Gear Bolt (Part No.33047)

GM 9.5" Ring Gear Bolt

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$12.99
GM 9.5″ ring gear bolt. 12mm x 1.5.

Product Features:
  • Ring gear bolt for GM 9.2″
  • 12mm x 1.5
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Yukon Gear – Dana 60, Dana 70 & Dana 80 Cover Bolt (Part No.33235)

Dana 60, Dana 70 & Dana 80 Cover Bolt

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3/8″ cover bolt, Dana 60, Dana 70 & Dana 80.

Product Features:
  • Cover bolt for Dana Spicer 60, 70 and 80
  • 3/8″
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Yukon Gear – Standard Open Carrier Case, GM 9.5" & 9.25" IFS, Loaded (Part No.20097)

Standard Open Carrier Case, GM 9.5" & 9.25" IFS, Loaded

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9.25″ IFS & 9.5″ case standard Open, loeaded.

Product Features:
  • Standard open carrier case and spiders
  • Fits GM 9.25″ IFS and 9.5″
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Yukon Gear – Standard Open Spider Gear Kit For GM 10.5" And 14T With 30 Spline Axles (Part No.16044)

Standard Open Spider Gear Kit For GM 10.5" And 14T With 30 Spline Axles

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$315.99
Yukon standard open spider gear kit for GM 10.5″ and 14T with 30 spline axles. Yukon uses higher quality materials and better techniques than OEM to ensure a longer lasting spider gear set. All components come with a one year warranty against manufacturing defects.

Product Features:
  • Spider gear kit
  • Fits GM 10.5″ 14 bolt truck open differential
  • Includes two side gears, four pinion gears, cross pin shaft, cross pin bolt and spider gear thrust washers.
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Felpro – Differential Cover Gasket (Part No.RDS 6014)

Differential Cover Gasket

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$15.99
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form and function
  • Each Fel-Pro gasket, no matter how small, is engineered to exacting standards with proprietary design, engineering and manufacturing processes
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Powertrax – No-Slip Traction System (Part No.9207053000)

No-Slip Traction System

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$591.99
For vehicles that are driven daily, the Powertrax No-Slip Traction System is the latest design in quiet traction-adding differential technology. It combines the automatic street-friendly smooth operation of a limited-slip differential with the traction performance of a locking differential. The Powertrax No-Slip locker easily installs in to your differential carrier using basic tools and without affecting your ring and pinion settings. Powertrax Grip-Lok, Lock-Right Lockers and No-Slip Traction Systems automatically provide 100% traction on-demand, under the toughest circumstances. The Powertrax Grip-Pro and Grip-LS performance limited slips offer smooth dependable torque transfer and traction for the best of both worlds!The Powertrax® Lock-Right Locker provides outstanding traction for off-road machines and race vehicles. Powertrax No-Slip Traction Systems deliver excellent performance to street-driven cars and trucks.
  • Powertrax® lockers range from the original, Lock-Right for serious straight-line performance, to the No-Slip traction system for street-able vehicles.
  • Powertrax® offers three levels of GRIP locking differentials, ranging from the clutch-type GRIP LS with a forged steel case, the gear-driven GRIP PRO and finally the GRIP LOK for extreme traction.
  • Powertrax® = Extreme Traction Systems!
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    Yukon Gear – Dana 60 & Dana 70 Power Lok Case Bolt (Part No.33236)

    Dana 60 & Dana 70 Power Lok Case Bolt

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    Dana 60 & Dana 70 Power Lok case bolt.

    Product Features:
    • Power Lok case bolt for Dana Spicer 60 and 70
    • 7/16 x 14 thread
    • 3.5″ long
    • 9/16″ hex head
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    Yukon Gear – O-Ring For Dana 60 Zip Locker Seal Housing (Part No.34006)

    O-Ring For Dana 60 Zip Locker Seal Housing

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    $11.29
    Product Features:
    • O-ring for seal housing
    • Fits Dana Spicer 60
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    Yukon Gear – 9.25" Chrysler, Dana 60 Semi-Float X/P Bolt, 80 & Up, 5/16" Head, Tapered Shoulder (Part No.33238)

    9.25" Chrysler, Dana 60 Semi-Float X/P Bolt, 80 & Up, 5/16" Head, Tapered Shoulder

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    Product Features:
    • Cross pin bolt for Dana Spicer 60 with c-clip axles
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    Yukon Gear – Differential (Part No.26044)

    Differential

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    Differential

    Motive Gear – Differential Carrier (Part No.6258340)

    Differential Carrier

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    $205.99


    Product Features:
    • GM10.5″ 14 BOLT OPEN EMPTY CASE 4:56 & UP
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    Yukon Gear – Eaton Positraction Shim Kit For 10.5" GM 14 Bolt Truck (Part No.16113)

    Eaton Positraction Shim Kit For 10.5" GM 14 Bolt Truck

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    $78.99
    Eaton positraction shim kit for GM 14T.

    Product Features:
    • Shim kit
    • Fits GM 10.5″ 14 bolt truck Eaton positraction
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    Richmond Gear – RngPnn (Part No.69-0052-1)

    RngPnn

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    RngPnn

    Yukon Gear – Bearing Race Driver (Part No.56020)

    Bearing Race Driver

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    $215.99
    Bearing race driver. No return.

    Product Features:
    • Bearing race driver
    • Fits M802011 race
    • All steel construction
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    Yukon Gear – Replacement Inner Slinger For Dana 60 (Part No.33014)

    Replacement Inner Slinger For Dana 60

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    $9.99
    Product Features:
    • Inner oil slinger for Dana Spicer 60
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    Yukon Gear – Replacement Cover Gasket For Dana 50, Dana 60 & Dana 70 (Part No.23007)

    Replacement Cover Gasket For Dana 50, Dana 60 & Dana 70

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    $13.99
    Product Features:
    • Cover gasket
    • Fits Dana Spicer 60, 70, 70U and 70HD
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    Yukon Gear – Dana 60 Pinion Gear Thrust Washer, Standard Open & Tracloc (Also 8.75" Chrysler Std) Dana 70 2Pc (Part No.33287)

    Dana 60 Pinion Gear Thrust Washer, Standard Open & Tracloc (Also 8.75" Chrysler Std) Dana 70 2Pc

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    Dana 60 pinion gear Thrust washer, standard Open & TracLoc (also 8.75″ Chrysler STD) Dana 70 2PC.

    Product Features:
    • Pinion gear thrust washer for Dana Spicer 60
    • Fits standard open and Trac Loc applications
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    Motive Gear – Differential Carrier Shim Kit (Part No.GM9.5SSK)

    Differential Carrier Shim Kit

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    $21.99


    Product Features:
    • KIT SHIM SIDE 9.5″ GM
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    Yukon Gear – Extra-Large Clamshells For Large Applciations (Part No.56059)

    Extra-Large Clamshells For Large Applciations

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    $209.99
    Extra large clamshells for use with Dana 70HD, Dana 80, AAM 11.5″, Ford 9.75″, Ford 10.25″ & Ford 10.5″.

    Product Features:
    • Extra Large clamshell
    • Fits carrier bearing puller
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    Yukon Gear – Replacement Carrier Shim Kit For Dana 60, 70, 70HD, 70U & 80 (Part No.55011)

    Replacement Carrier Shim Kit For Dana 60, 70, 70HD, 70U & 80

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    Product Features:
    • Carrier shim kit for Dana Spicer 60, 70, 70HD, 70U and 80
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    USA Standard Gear – Spartan Spring & Pin Kit, Fits Larger Designs (Part No.17010)

    Spartan Spring & Pin Kit, Fits Larger Designs

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    Spartan spring & pin kit, fits larger designs.

    Product Features:
    • Fits Dana Spicer 60
    • Replacement alignment pin and spring kit
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    National – Shaft Repair Sleeve (Part No.99212)

    Shaft Repair Sleeve

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    National® has built a reputation as one of the most respected names in the industry. We have offered premium sealing solutions for more than 75 years. Our design team keeps pace with the industry and provides advanced solutions for today’s vehicles.

    Product Features:
    • Designed to repair damaged, grooved or worn shafts
    • Durable stainless steel construction for corrosion-free sealing surface that surpasses most original shaft specifications
    • Ideal for a shaft where indications of seal wear, such as tracks or grooves have developed
    • Ultra-thin construction (0.01/0.25mm wall thickness) allows original seal size to be used with minimal additional lip loading
    • Easy to install with removable flange and installation tool
    • Installation tool reduces sleeve distortion and allows for installation without removal from the shaft
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    Yukon Gear – Steel Spool For Dana 60 With 30 Spline Axles, 4.10 & Down (Part No.32169)

    Steel Spool For Dana 60 With 30 Spline Axles, 4.10 & Down

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    Yukon Performance steel spool for Dana 60 with 30 spline axles. fits 4.10 and down. Yukon performance spools are made from the highest quality materials to ensure high strength and long life in performance applications. Spools provide 100% power to both tires at all times and are a lower cost alternative to lockers. Spools are not recommended for street driven vehicles. Yukon Performance spools come with a one year warranty against manufacturing defects.

    Product Features:
    • Fits Chrysler Dana Spicer 60 with 30 spline axles
    • 4.10 and down ratio only
    • Provides 100% traction to both wheels at all times
    • Not recommended for street driven vehicles
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    USA Standard Gear – Master Overhaul Kit Dana 70 U Differential (Part No.37024)

    Master Overhaul Kit Dana 70 U Differential

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    USA Standard Master Overhaul kits let you finish your install with confidence. This kit uses Koyo bearings and races. Included are carrier bearings and races, pinion bearings and races, pinion seal, complete shim kit, ring gear bolts, pinion nut, crush sleeve (if applicable), oil baffles and slingers (if applicable), threading locking compound, marking compound with brush and gasket.

    Product Features:
    • Fits Dana Spicer 70U
    • Uses Koyo bearings and races
    • Included are carrier bearings and races, pinion bearings and races, pinion seal, complete shim kit, ring gear bolts, pinion nut, oil baffles and slingers, thread locker, marking compound with brush and gasket.
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    Valvoline – MaxLife Multi-Vehicle (ATF) Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid, 1 Quart (Part No.VV324)

    MaxLife Multi-Vehicle (ATF) Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid, 1 Quart

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    Product Features:
    • High-performance seal conditioners maintain and preserve the elasticity of seals to help prevent leaks
    • Long-life friction modifiers and premium base oils help improve smooth shifting, eliminate slippage and shudder, prevent clutch wear and improve drivability longer than conventional fluids
    • Enhanced cleaning additives help reduce varnish formation and keep the transmission running properly longer
    • Engineered with a unique blend of viscosity modifiers and base oils to provide better oil flow at low temperatures and greater film protection at higher temperatures
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    Yukon Gear – Chrysler 9.25" And Dana 44 / 60 Tracloc Clutch Guide Replacement (Part No.33249)

    Chrysler 9.25" And Dana 44 / 60 Tracloc Clutch Guide Replacement

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    Product Features:
    • Clutch guide for Chrysler 9.25″, Dana Spicer 44 and Dana Spicer 60
    • For Trac Loc positraction applications only
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    Popular 1981 GMC K3500 Differentials Categories

    1981 GMC K3500 Differentials

    Maybe you’re in the middle of a full rebuild of that 1981 GMC K3500. Maybe you just need a couple of Differentials. Either way, Advance Auto Parts has 314 different Differentials in our inventory ranging from $1.89 to $2,130.00. That means you can find the exact parts or products you need to keep that 1981 GMC K3500 running smoothly.

    Differentials are only as good as their brand. We stock 14 different brands to make sure you have plenty of trusted parts to choose from for your 1981 GMC K3500. Valvoline, Felpro, and Yukon Gear are just some of the brands we stock. Search for brands you know or compare prices and reviews to help you decide!

    We know you’ll find the perfect Differentials for your 1981 GMC K3500, but don’t take our word for it – read our customer ratings and reviews and buy with confidence. Out of the 1,410 reviews in this category, some of the top rated parts include DIFFERENTIAL GASKET with 3.0 stars and Differential Cover Gasket with 5.0 stars.

    So if you’re in the market for aftermarket Differentials to keep your 1981 GMC K3500 rolling for years to come, look no further. Shop online and have your products shipped direct to your door, or pick up at the nearest Advance Auto Parts location today!

    Differentials Brands To Make Your 1981 GMC K3500 Last

    Simple repair, complete replacement, or a full rebuild. No matter the job, your 1981 GMC K3500 demands trusted brand parts and products to keep it running. Many trusted brands of Differentials make up Advance Auto Parts’ inventory, and all are ready to help make your K3500 the best it can be. Be sure to browse some of our top Differentials brands and parts.

    FAQs for 1981 GMC K3500 Differentials

    What are the most purchased Differentials for the 1981 GMC K3500?

    Out of 314 Differentials for the 1981 GMC K3500, the most popular in our inventory are:
    Differential Cover Gasket
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    Differential Cover Gasket
    Rear Differential Cover Gaskets
    3 Qt - Penzoil 80W90 Conventional Gear Oil
    from $44.99
    This product is not rated
    3 Qt – Penzoil 80W90 Conventional Gear Oil
    Differential Oil
    Bearings
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    (3)
    Bearings
    Differential Bearings

    What are the top-rated 1981 GMC K3500 Differentials?

    Top-rated Differentials for your 1981 GMC K3500 based on customer reviews/ratings are:
    DIFFERENTIAL GASKET
    from $8.29
    (4)
    DIFFERENTIAL GASKET
    “Great Product”
    Differential Cover Gasket
    from $15.99
    (1)
    Differential Cover Gasket
    “OEM only uses silicone , the gasket set with a thin layer of silicone is a much better sealant method”
    Shaft Repair Sleeve
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    (1)
    Shaft Repair Sleeve
    “Perfect Fit. Product was exactly as described”