The 1972 Fargo B300 Van has 53 drivetrain parts with verified fitment on this page — 12 part types and 11 brands, covering all 3 engine options (3.2L 198cid L6, 3.7L 225cid L6 and 5.2L 318cid V8). Each part includes a manufacturer part number and application notes.
The drivetrain system on the 1972 Fargo B300 Van moves power from transmission to wheels through axles, CV joints, driveshafts, differentials and wheel-end hardware. The largest groups are Differential Pinion Bearing / Race (13 parts), Differential Ring and Pinion (8 parts) and Differential Cover Gasket (6 parts). The other 9 part types cover the remaining 26 parts.
The 1972 Fargo B300 Van was sold with 3 engines. 31 parts fit every engine; the other 22 are engine-specific. Each part shows which engine(s) it fits.
11 brands supply drivetrain parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, led by WJB / INMOTION PARTS (13 parts), BCA (10 parts) and MOOG (8 parts), plus 8 more brands. Quality grades include Standard Replacement, Economy and Heavy Duty.
A "Popular" badge means the source catalog flagged the part as frequently chosen for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van. 10 parts have it, including WJB / INMOTION PARTS WT387A (Differential Carrier Bearing / Race) and FEL-PRO RDS60951 (Differential Cover Gasket). Each part number opens a page with every vehicle that part fits.
Differential Carrier
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | XL5000 | 🇨🇦 CA | EXCel | View on Amazon |
This table covers the carriers that hold the differential gears in the axle.
One part is listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van — RICHMOND XL5000.
Differential Carrier Bearing / Race
Economy
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WT387A | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rearwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WT382S | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
Standard Replacement
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NB387A | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith Spicer 60, Spicer 70 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NB382S | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| NATIONAL Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | 382S | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
This table covers the bearings and races that support the differential carrier.
5 Differential Carrier Bearing / Race parts are listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, from WJB / INMOTION PARTS, BCA and NATIONAL. WJB / INMOTION PARTS WT387A carries the "Popular" badge. All of them fit every engine offered in the 1972 B300 Van.
In the Economy grade, WJB / INMOTION PARTS supplies 2 parts: the catalog's value-priced group. A representative part number is WJB / INMOTION PARTS WT387A.
The Standard Replacement section lists 3 options from BCA and NATIONAL — built to original-equipment specification. BCA NB387A is listed in this group.
Part numbers include WJB / INMOTION PARTS WT387A, WJB / INMOTION PARTS WT382S and BCA NB387A, among others listed above.
Differential Cover Gasket
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEL-PRO Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | RDS60951 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith Spicer 60 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| FEL-PRO Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | RDS6014 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith 10.54 (In) Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
| MAHLE / CLEVITE Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | P18562 | 🇨🇦 CA | Paper | View on Amazon |
| MAHLE / CLEVITE Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | P18562TC | 🇨🇦 CA | Cork with Metal CarrierAxle Housing Cover Gasket | View on Amazon |
| VICTOR REINZ Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | 711486800 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith Dana 60 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| VICTOR REINZ Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | 711480400 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith 10.540 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
This table covers the gaskets that seal the Differential Cover. Typical signs include seepage at the joint, a burnt-oil smell, or a leak that appears only after a long drive. Clean both flanges and torque in the sequence the notes or the manual call for.
6 Differential Cover Gasket parts are listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, from FEL-PRO, MAHLE / CLEVITE and VICTOR REINZ. FEL-PRO RDS60951 carries the "Popular" badge. All of them fit every engine offered in the 1972 B300 Van.
Part numbers include FEL-PRO RDS60951, FEL-PRO RDS6014 and MAHLE / CLEVITE P18562, among others listed above.
Differential Pinion Bearing / Race
Economy
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM803110 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM88542 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Outerwith Spicer 70 Axle | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Popular Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM803146 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Innerwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM88510 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM807010 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WTHM807040 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Innerwith Spicer 70 Axle | View on Amazon |
Standard Replacement
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM88510 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM803110 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM88542 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Outerwith Spicer 70 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM807010 | 🇨🇦 CA | Race | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM803146 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Innerwith Spicer 60 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NBHM807040 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Innerwith Spicer 70 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| NATIONAL Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | HM803146 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Innerwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
This table covers the bearings and races on the differential pinion.
13 Differential Pinion Bearing / Race parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van come from 3 brands — WJB / INMOTION PARTS, BCA and NATIONAL. The "Popular" part is WJB / INMOTION PARTS WTHM803110. Every part fits all 3 engine options (3.2L 198cid L6, 3.7L 225cid L6 and 5.2L 318cid V8).
The Economy section: 6 options from WJB / INMOTION PARTS. WJB / INMOTION PARTS WTHM803110 is listed in this group.
Standard Replacement: 7 parts, from BCA and NATIONAL. A representative part number is BCA NBHM88510.
Differential Pinion Repair Sleeve
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHAEFFLER Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | SR3506 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear0.531 In Width | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WS99187 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rear Outerwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
This table covers the wear sleeves used to restore a grooved pinion seal surface.
2 Differential Pinion Repair Sleeve parts are listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, from SCHAEFFLER and WJB / INMOTION PARTS. All of them fit every engine offered in the 1972 B300 Van.
This group includes SCHAEFFLER SR3506 and WJB / INMOTION PARTS WS99187.
Differential Pinion Seal
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCA Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | NS9316 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear Outerwith Spicer 60, Spicer 70 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
| NATIONAL Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | 9316 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rear Outerwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
| SCHAEFFLER Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | SS2947 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rear0.531 In Width | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: all 1972 B300 Van engines | WS9316 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rear Outerwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
This table covers the seals at the differential pinion yoke. Typical signs include a wet housing, a drip after sitting, or fluid flung off a rotating shaft. Fix the surface the seal rides on. A new seal on a grooved shaft will leak again.
4 Differential Pinion Seal parts are listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, from BCA, NATIONAL, SCHAEFFLER and 1 other brand. All of them fit every engine offered in the 1972 B300 Van.
This group includes BCA NS9316, NATIONAL 9316 and SCHAEFFLER SS2947 and the remaining parts above.
Differential Rebuild Kit
Master Kit
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6, 5.2L 318cid V8 | XL10411 | 🇨🇦 CA | EXCel | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6, 5.2L 318cid V8 | WKRA331MK | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
Standard Kit
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6, 5.2L 318cid V8 | WKRA331 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith 9.75 IN Ring Gear | View on Amazon |
| WJB / INMOTION PARTS Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6, 5.2L 318cid V8 | WKRA332 | 🇨🇦 CA | Rearwith Spicer 70 Axle | View on Amazon |
This table covers kits that group the bearings, races and seals for a differential rebuild.
4 Differential Rebuild Kit parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van come from 2 brands — WJB / INMOTION PARTS and RICHMOND.
The Master Kit section lists 2 options from RICHMOND and WJB / INMOTION PARTS — grouped under the catalog's "Master Kit" designation — the notes column spells out what sets them apart. RICHMOND XL10411 is listed in this group.
In the Standard Kit grade, WJB / INMOTION PARTS supplies 2 parts: grouped under the catalog's "Standard Kit" designation — the notes column spells out what sets them apart. A representative part number is WJB / INMOTION PARTS WKRA331.
Listed part numbers: RICHMOND XL10411, WJB / INMOTION PARTS WKRA331MK and WJB / INMOTION PARTS WKRA331, plus the other parts above.
Differential Repair Sleeve
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCA Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6, 5.2L 318cid V8 | NS88187 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rearwith Spicer 60 Axle(S) | View on Amazon |
This table covers the wear sleeves used to restore a Differential seal surface.
This group shows a single part: BCA NS88187.
Differential Ring and Pinion
Economy
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA Popular Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 2021412 | 🇨🇦 CA | SVL | View on Amazon |
| DANA Popular Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 2021406 | 🇨🇦 CA | SVL | View on Amazon |
| DANA Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 2020880 | 🇨🇦 CA | SVL | View on Amazon |
| DANA Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 2020918 | 🇨🇦 CA | SVL | View on Amazon |
Standard Replacement
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 2013538 | 🇨🇦 CA | FSGRpinion Nut Included: N | View on Amazon |
| DANA Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 72159X | 🇨🇦 CA | FSGRpinion Nut Included: N | View on Amazon |
| MOTIVE GEAR Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | D70 | 🇨🇦 CA | RearDana 70 U Differential | View on Amazon |
| MOTIVE GEAR Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | D60 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits RearDana 60 Standard Differential | View on Amazon |
This table covers the ring-and-pinion gear sets that set the axle ratio.
8 Differential Ring and Pinion parts are listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van, from DANA and MOTIVE GEAR. DANA 2021412 carries the "Popular" badge.
Economy: 4 parts, from DANA. A representative part number is DANA 2021412.
The Standard Replacement section: 4 options from DANA and MOTIVE GEAR. DANA 2013538 is listed in this group.
Listed part numbers: DANA 2021412, DANA 2021406 and DANA 2020880, plus the other parts above.
Differential Spider Gear
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | XL4072 | 🇨🇦 CA | Excel30 Spline | View on Amazon |
This table covers the Differential Spider gears.
One part is listed for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van — RICHMOND XL4072.
Universal Joint
Heavy Duty
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOG Popular Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 246 | 🇨🇦 CA | Super StrengthGreasable | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 245 | 🇨🇦 CA | Super StrengthNon-Greasable | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 248 | 🇨🇦 CA | Super StrengthGreasable | View on Amazon |
Standard Replacement
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOG Popular Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 317 | 🇨🇦 CA | Greasable | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 316 | 🇨🇦 CA | Greasable | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 315G | 🇨🇦 CA | GreasableGrease Fitting In Body | View on Amazon |
This table covers the U-joints in the driveshaft.
MOOG supplies the 6 Universal Joint parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van. MOOG 246 carries the "Popular" badge.
The Heavy Duty section lists 3 options from MOOG — rated for severe service. MOOG 246 is listed in this group.
The Standard Replacement section: 3 options from MOOG. MOOG 317 is listed in this group.
This group includes MOOG 246, MOOG 245 and MOOG 248 and the remaining parts above.
Universal Joint Strap Kit
| Brand | Part Number | Markets | Notes | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 31610 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rearwith 2 Joint Driveshaft | View on Amazon |
| MOOG Fits: 3.2L 198cid L6 | 31810 | 🇨🇦 CA | Fits Rearwith 2 Joint Driveshaft | View on Amazon |
This table covers the Universal Joint Strap kits.
MOOG supplies both parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van.
Part numbers include MOOG 31610 and MOOG 31810.
Buying Drivetrain Parts for a 1972 Fargo B300 Van
On this vehicle, the drivetrain system moves power from transmission to wheels through axles, CV joints, driveshafts, differentials and wheel-end hardware.
- Match the engine first. Some drivetrain parts fit every engine; others are engine-specific. Each row shows which engine(s) it fits.
- Read the notes on each row for position, trim and spec qualifiers before you order.
- Where labor overlaps, replace the differential or transfer-case fluid with any axle or seal job while everything is already open.
- Cross-reference the manufacturer part number against your old part or a service-manual listing.
Start with the largest groups on this page: Differential Pinion Bearing / Race and Differential Ring and Pinion .
Frequently Asked Questions
How many drivetrain parts fit the 1972 Fargo B300 Van?
Our catalog currently lists 53 drivetrain parts for the 1972 Fargo B300 Van across 12 subcategories and 11 brands, covering all 3 engine options (3.2L 198cid L6, 3.7L 225cid L6 and 5.2L 318cid V8). Each part is matched to the engine(s) it fits.
Do drivetrain parts differ between 1972 Fargo B300 Van engines?
Some do. 31 parts fit every engine; the other 22 are engine-specific. Each row (and the filter at the top) shows which. If you're unsure which engine you have, check the emissions label under the hood or the 8th character of your VIN.
What are the signs of drivetrain problems on a 1972 Fargo B300 Van?
Common symptoms include clicking in tight turns, a clunk when shifting between drive and reverse, vibration that builds with speed, or gear oil on the inside of a wheel. If you notice any of these, identify the affected subcategory above and cross-reference the part numbers listed.
What should I replace at the same time?
Where labor overlaps, replace the differential or transfer-case fluid with any axle or seal job while everything is already open.
What do the market flags (US, CA, MX) on each part mean?
They show the market for which the manufacturer published application data for that part — where the vehicle was first sold, not where the part was made. If your 1972 Fargo B300 Van was originally sold in the US, the safest choice is a part marked for the US market.
How do I make sure a part fits my 1972 Fargo B300 Van?
First match the engine — each row shows which engine(s) the part fits. Then a torn CV boot caught early is a cheap boot kit; caught late it is a whole axle — inspect before deciding which to buy. The notes column carries position and trim qualifiers where they apply.
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