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Re: Fw: Diffs.

To: toobmany@bigpond.com
Subject: Re: Fw: Diffs.
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:52:24 EDT
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <13230035609837@domain0.bigpond.com>
Reply-to: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Your right, Peter.  Always a good idea to have fresh thrust washers under
the spider gears and an "unworn" spider gear shaft.  Saves broken spiders
by improving the tooth contact.

Paul

PAsgeirsson@juno.com

On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:06:19 +1000 "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter
Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com> writes:
>
>True - but try reshimming the spider gears and while you're at it 
>replace
>the shaft and lock pin.
>
>Peter Westcott
>
>----------
>From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
>To: Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk
>Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Fw: Diffs.
>Date: Monday, 26 April 1999 8:17
>
>On Sun, 25 Apr 1999 18:59:01 +0100 "Guy"
><Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
>>
>>Oh, Great List Knowledge,
>>
>>The diff on my 1500 has a fair amount of backlash, and this talk of 
>>broken
>>halfshafts is beginning to get to me.  I have had one break before.
>>If worn diffs add to the risk .....
>>Anyway, what sort of a job is it to rebuild a diff unit, or can I at 
>>least
>>reduce the backlash with shims ?
>>
>>Guy
>
> Hi All.
>
>The issue of excessive backlash on the pinion gear is something that
>really can't be altered without a NEW ring gear and pinion. Assuming
>there is no more than marginally excessive noise from the dif 
>assembly,
>the backlash you got is what you are stuck with.  Any attempt at 
>changing
>it will result in change of heel, toe, flank and face contact on the 
>ring
>gear resulting in horrible changes of sound levels from the rear end. 
>The correct amount of back lash is etched on the side of the ring gear
>near the outer perimeter.  This is for a new one, not one with 35 
>years
>of use on it.  So enjoy the ride and don't fuss about the backlash 
>very
>much.
>
>Paul
>
>PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>


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