A few set up questions
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:00 am
Hi Jim, a few questions came up while starting the work on my 8.5. Some may be obvious,but I don't want to take a chance and ASSUME anything here.
1. Difference between 5 cut and 2 cut gears? I ASSUME 2 cut means one cut on the coast and a seperate cut for the drive side of the ring gear,correct? That means my Yukons are 2 cut then?
2. While checking preliminary set up,i.e. backlash,pattern,this is done with the carrier caps in and carrier cap bolts torqued to spec?
3. I honed out my old back pinion bearing so that it is now a "slip fit",so I don't ruin the new on during set up,but what about the frontmost pinion bearing,(the one by the yoke),do I hone this one too,or use the new one right away during set up?
4. I read on a different site that they put green locktight on the carrier bearings when installed,Yukons instructions don't mention this. Is the green locktight necessary there?
5. I bought a 0-60 in. lb. beam type torque wrench to check pinion bearing preload,I would think this would be better than a clicker type torque wrench?
6. Carrier bearing preload,kind of vague. Do I make it as tight as I can get it by i.e. tapping it in with a rubber mallet, just dropping in by hand,or in between?
Sorry if these seem like simple questions,but I just don't want to chance it.Thanks!
1. Difference between 5 cut and 2 cut gears? I ASSUME 2 cut means one cut on the coast and a seperate cut for the drive side of the ring gear,correct? That means my Yukons are 2 cut then?
2. While checking preliminary set up,i.e. backlash,pattern,this is done with the carrier caps in and carrier cap bolts torqued to spec?
3. I honed out my old back pinion bearing so that it is now a "slip fit",so I don't ruin the new on during set up,but what about the frontmost pinion bearing,(the one by the yoke),do I hone this one too,or use the new one right away during set up?
4. I read on a different site that they put green locktight on the carrier bearings when installed,Yukons instructions don't mention this. Is the green locktight necessary there?
5. I bought a 0-60 in. lb. beam type torque wrench to check pinion bearing preload,I would think this would be better than a clicker type torque wrench?
6. Carrier bearing preload,kind of vague. Do I make it as tight as I can get it by i.e. tapping it in with a rubber mallet, just dropping in by hand,or in between?
Sorry if these seem like simple questions,but I just don't want to chance it.Thanks!