Well done Troy. Couple of questions. 1- how did you determine the dimensions of the mfg'd spacer used for pinion preload. 2- as stated "beating/pounding" the carrier in for final preload will damage the race and in turn ruin the tapered roller bearings, did you use a case spreader?
+madmacc040 On the spacer we just measured to allow plenty of threads on the pinon for when we did a final torque of the pinon to insure we had proper drag measured in IN/LB for the input rotation. Nothing special on design. On the final preload at .006 we did not need a spreader although a tighter fit, A little muscle and it slipped in. Have had to use spreaders on heavier preloads that are just too tight.
Im probably redoing a Dana 53 for a Lincoln soon. Can I ask why you didnt check the Pinion height? Great video btw
Well done Troy. Couple of questions.
1- how did you determine the dimensions of the mfg'd spacer used for pinion preload.
2- as stated "beating/pounding" the carrier in for final preload will damage the race and in turn ruin the tapered roller bearings, did you use a case spreader?
+madmacc040
On the spacer we just measured to allow plenty of threads on the pinon for when we did a final torque of the pinon to insure we had proper drag measured in IN/LB for the input rotation. Nothing special on design.
On the final preload at .006 we did not need a spreader although a tighter fit, A little muscle and it slipped in. Have had to use spreaders on heavier preloads that are just too tight.