Re: ring and pinion adjustments help

Posted by John Icenhower on January 16, 1998 at 21:22:02

In Reply to: ring and pinion adjustments help
posted by Ed Rohmer on January 16, 1998 at 18:03:08

: I am thinking of an erickson od and would rebuid the rearend in the process. How much backlash should there be on the ring and pinion? 7 or 8 thos? How much preload on the pinion and how would you test or measure this? Thanks, ED
Ed,
The backlash between the ring and pinion is supposed to be .008 to .010".The preload is 20 in-lbs on new bearings or 12 to 15 on used bearings.This can be measured using a torque wrench and a large socket on the spline end of the drive shaft.There is a real good step by step guide through this process in the new Les Andrews book, "Model A Ford Mechanics Handbook".He says to allow 4 to 6 hours to complete the whole process of bearing preload, carrier bearing preload and ring gear backlash.
John

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Re: ring and pinion adjustments help Doug Linden January 19, 1998 at 12:03:20(1)
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