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Re: Rear End advice needed

To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>, <owner-fot@autox.team.net>,<fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Rear End advice needed
From: "Jeff Quick" <quicktr4@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:43:33 -0700
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Reply-to: "Jeff Quick" <quicktr4@comcast.net>
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Bill I was a ford tech in the 70's I cant rememer how many diffs I set up. Without the pinnion depth tools the easyest way to set it up is to install the pinion with the same shims that are in the broken diff. the trick is pressing the pinion bearing off without damaging it. install carrier set backlash to .006-.008" apply bluing or even a grease. rotate pinion in forward direction while holding pressure against ring gear. this gives you the contact area of the teeth. ideally it should be in the center of the teeth on the ring gear. The heal of the tooth is the inside the toe is the outside. if it has toe contact add pinion shim reset backlash and recheck. exact center contact is not critacle somtimes not even possible. close will work. I used this techniche when I swithched from a 4.55-1 to a 4.10-1 and got lucky old shims were perfect. call me if you have any question.Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>; <owner-fot@autox.team.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: Rear End advice needed


I don't recall ever having set up the pinion depth. Any recommendations on
how to set it without all the special tools the manual calls for? I've done
the ring and pinon engagement setting before. I figure I can fake it, but
there might be a dragon or two lurking here.





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