Center Diff Washer Spacers (1 Viewer)

[gnarlynick2072]

I am doing a full rebuild of my spare HF2A (non VC) in the hopes of getting it close to factory spec.

In this adventure I noticed that there was a ton of backlash in the centre diff gears. What I found odd is that there is no MAX backlash spec in the FSM for this t case - only MIN blacklash.

I took a look at my 100 series FSM and sure enough, it has the opposite spec. MAX 0.05mm backlash.

What is the general rule with the thrust washer spacers in these things? Should I be making this tight until it is close to 0.05mm backlash? Seems to me people just put the old washers back in and call it a day, but I'm a perfectionist, so...

For the moment I increased both thrust washer sizes by 0.5mm in hopes of tightening up just a bit but not "too tight".

 

[OGBeno]

100 series does not have a VC in the transfer case.

 

[gnarlynick2072]

100 series does not have a VC in the transfer case.

Thanks, noted.

 

[gnarlynick2072]

Seriously, no input from anyone?

 

[veiloctane]

The washers on mine are at different thicknesses 1.75 and 2.0mm
The shaft in the center is worn out where the gear spins and was thinking of only replacing the 2 spider gears that go on the shaft. (One side has obvious signs of wear. Should I replace the top and bottom spider gears too?
What about setting proper backlash???

 

[gnarlynick2072]

Maybe replacing the 1.75 to 2.0 would be enough to reduce what little backlash you have and perhaps having different sized spacers cause uneven shaft wear??