Kilian
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- Joined
- Mar 25, 2018
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- Location
- Wisconsin
- First Name
- K
- Truck Year
- 1983
- Truck Model
- C2500 hopefully converting to K2500
- Engine Size
- 350
This might be a dumb question but I assume there's a point where a ring gear and pinion set is too worn?
I'm swapping in a used set of 3.73 gears into a 14 bolt FF and can't get a good tooth pattern. I'm no where near a gear expert but the pattern I'm getting would indicate fewer pinion shims but I'm getting that with no shims installed. Tooth contact on toe side of drive side and heel side of coast. Backlash is around 0.005". Time to get new gears?
I'm swapping in a used set of 3.73 gears into a 14 bolt FF and can't get a good tooth pattern. I'm no where near a gear expert but the pattern I'm getting would indicate fewer pinion shims but I'm getting that with no shims installed. Tooth contact on toe side of drive side and heel side of coast. Backlash is around 0.005". Time to get new gears?
