Issue after 3rd member rebuild (1 Viewer)

[kcustom73]

Too many pictures in my head right now. Mace you're correct that the shims go under the race.

If the pattern looked good after the rebuild, Am I safe to say that I do not have to change the shims under the large bearing race and all I need to adjust is the smaller washer and shim underneath the flange (which is a lot easier, no need to pull the larger race, smaller bearing or seal)?

Sorry for all the questions folks, this was the last part of my 40 that I had not tried to work on and just trying to figure this out.

Thank you

 

[Mace]

Generally, you should be good replacing the bigger bearing just make sure the pattern is correct and then adjust the preload with shims under the smaller bearing.

 

[kcustom73]

Finally got back to this today. With playing with the shims and a little sanding, I was able to the pinion pre-load to 10 in/lbs

After putting the ring back in and adjusting everything here are all the numbers:

Pinion pre-load (pinion only): 10 in/lbs
backlash: .0075
Pinion pre-load (final): 14 in/lbs
pattern: see below

So with all the info I think I'm finally ready to run this diff. What do you guys think?

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