Number on trans cover
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I worked at Harley Davidson’s manufacturing plant for several years as an engineer. Often times a miscellaneous number like that is the employee ID number of the individual who inspected/finished installation on that specific assembly. My wild guess is whoever bolted in the transaxle owned that number. It’s a manufacturer’s way of tracking assembly quality through the process and assigning ownership to a task on the line. Nowadays that’s done electronically, but in the late 90s and early 00s, they may have still done it with a physical paint pen mark.
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Thanks for the replies.
Per sticker on door, manufactured 02/03 . . . don't know a specific "born on" date . . .production sequence is 23,669 . . . delivered 5/19/03 in Phoenix shipped to Lou Grubb Chevy.
Window sticker indicates optional 3:15 'performance' ratio with A4 auto transmission.
I don't see a correlation to date or production sequence from the number (yet) . . .may well be employee number . . .
Per sticker on door, manufactured 02/03 . . . don't know a specific "born on" date . . .production sequence is 23,669 . . . delivered 5/19/03 in Phoenix shipped to Lou Grubb Chevy.
Window sticker indicates optional 3:15 'performance' ratio with A4 auto transmission.
I don't see a correlation to date or production sequence from the number (yet) . . .may well be employee number . . .
