Gently rock the carrier back and forth to measure your backlash. If the backlash is too tight, move the carrier away from the pinion by adjusting the carrier shim. If the backlash is too wide, adjust the carrier toward the pinion. When adjusting the backlash, a rule of thumb is 10 thousandths of carrier shim adjustment will result in around 7 thou of backlash adjustment. Rock the carrier back and forth until little to no free play is evident. To see how setting backlash works check out the accompanying video.
Dialing It In Once fully seated, install and tighten down the carrier pads. Recent Posts. Popular Posts. Jul 28, Related Tags. Randy's Sales Team Position the differential securely within the jaws of a large vise with the gears facing up. Attach a dial indicator gauge to the outer edge of the differential. Some gauges feature a magnetic base that attaches to the differential, while other gauges are positioned over a bolt hole within the edge of the differential and secured with one of the differential's bolts.
Tighten the bolt through the edge of the differential and into the base of the gauge. Position the contact point of the dial indicator gauge square against any one tooth of the ring gear.
The ring gear is the large circular-shaped gear. The contact point is the metal post that, when pressed toward the gauge, causes the gauge needle to move.
Turn the adjustment knob on the side of the dial indicator gauge until the gauge needle points to the "0" setting. Rock the ring gear back and forth with your hand while monitoring the gauge needle. The distance indicated on the gauge is the gear backlash.
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