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I was doing a preassembly on the truetrac that should be going into the truck soon. One thing i noticed is the bolt holes in the carrier are larger than the bolts. the bolt holes measure 13/32 and the bolts are 3/8. so there is 1/32 or .030 inches of slop , seams excusive for something that should be as precise as a differential. So is this normal or do I have a problem ? I dont want to "just go with it" and make an $800 mistake.

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well talked to Eaton and verified the holes are to there spec. I guess were going to find out if the clamping force of the bolts is sufficient. I haven't heard of any problems from the ring gears coming loose.
 

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That does seem to be excessive, but if they it's good to go, I guess it is.
 

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I ran one of those for the last 5 years and the ring gear was still nice and tight when we took it out.
I would not worry about it.
 

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I ran one of those for the last 5 years and the ring gear was still nice and tight when we took it out.
I would not worry about it.

that's what I was hoping to hear . :cheers:
 

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that's what I was hoping to hear . :cheers:
I hope yours works much longer than mine did.
It failed last month after about 5 years.
I suspect perhaps a bent axle tube put a weird pressure on it and that was what made the tooth break.

Other than that, it worked awesome.
 

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Installed one but can’t remember any oddity with hole size. Have yet to run it, but soon.
 

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Put my ring gear on and torqued to 65 ft lbs. That mother ain't going no where. Lol

Left handed threads too.
 

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Thread locker locker.Drive a few hundred miles and change fluid,recheck torque
 

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