>Richard J. writes:
>>While we're on this subject, and while Mr Storm ain't about, is it possible to
>>change the bearings on the Pinion, or does it require ripping the shit out the
>>diff, and then special(S-T Part No-666)(Note the number) tools to replace it?
>>Come on Barry, you must know(well, I thought Andy was getting too much
>>attention!) :-)
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>Well O.K., since you asked -
>Yes it's possible to replace the bearings on the pinion but your talking
>about a COMPLETE rebuild. You must dissemble the diff almost completely.
>Then, since you are replacing the bearings and the tolerances ARE going to
>be different you will have to re-shim the pinion head-to-bearing to get
>correct gear mesh. In other words, a whole lotta work. (Just went through
>this last weekend in setting up the Quafie). It might be possible to
>replace the (front - smaller) bearing without disturbing any settings
>(although for the life of me I don't see how you could remove the outer race
>from the housing 1!), you would just have to reset pinion bearing pre-load
>(12 -16 inch pounds without seal. Earlier models use shims, later models
>use crushable sleeve ) but usually this bearing is not the one to fail, the
>pinion head bearing (much larger) which takes most of the abuse is the one
>to go first, and the one that requires the most work! The only special tool
>I use for diff repair is one I made to hold the pinion flange while torquing
>the pinion flange nut. This consists of a long (two foot) one inch diameter
>thick wall tube with a plate welded to one end. This plate has holes
>drilled to match two diagonal holes on the flange and is cutout in the
>center to allow the socket to fit through. Wouldn't be without one!
Cheers Barry,
But what the hell is a case spreader thingy that I've read about?
Rich
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