Leave the pinion alone, shim the ring a little closer to the pinion. Got a
dial indicator? I believe you want about .008" backlash.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Ends
> Yep, that's what I want to do, I just have to
> figure out how to get some slop out of the
> pinion. I can rotate it back and forth about 3-4
> degrees before it moves the ring gear. I think
> the pinion should be moved back a little, but I'm
> not sure how to do that. In a street car, those
> settings would be critical, but I don't care much
> about gear whine or wear, and for a rear end
> that's only going to have to live for about
> twenty miles (even if they are flat out miles)
> so I think a little "feeler guage" setting would
> serve just fine.
>
> Dick J
>
> --- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> > Dick the 10 bolt is actually a Very Low Drag
> > rear end... it's a good call
> > Hp wise... not many folks run them cause of the
> > hassle changing gears...
> > But if your sure you have the ratio you
> > want.... why not run it.... with
> > our limited Tire size your not going to shock
> > the tires much.... we aren't
> > running slicks here...
> >
> > Sounds like a Plan to me Dick....
> >
> > K
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Rear Ends
> > > Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 2:40 PM
> > >
> > > I know it aint the rear end of choice, but
> > has
> > > anybody ever set up a Chev 10 bolt? Is all
> > the
> > > ring and pinion play adjusted with removable
> > > shims, or is there an adjustment nut of some
> > > kind? Like I said, I know it's not the rear
> > end
> > > of choice, but I've got one sitting right
> > there
> > > under the workbench and it contains exactly
> > the
> > > ratio I want, and will easily handle all of
> > the
> > > horsepower I'll ever dream of making. Since
> > my
> > > car already has a 10 bolt in it, it would
> > sure be
> > > a lot simpler and cheaper to put some C-clip
> > > eliminators on it and use it. I know that
> > they
> > > aren't the greatest way to go either, but I
> > could
> > > put that rear end under my car for way less
> > than
> > > half what it would cost me to change to a
> > Ford
> > > 9". I mean, it's a direct bolt in. If I
> > switch
> > > to the Ford, there are all those nickel and
> > dime
> > > pieces like new spring perches, changing
> > either
> > > the driveshaft or moving the rear end
> > slightly to
> > > make up for the different pinion offset, new
> > > shocks, etc, etc. (To some guys, that's just
> > > part of racing, but I still have a co-driver
> > > whose going to be wanting to go to college in
> > > three more years! Know what I mean? I been
> > > there, done that, and gave up the shirt three
> > > times already. This one's the fourth and
> > last
> > > but it still has to be done!) If I can
> > adjust a
> > > little pinion play out of the 10 bolt that I
> > > have, I can drop it right in and spend my
> > money
> > > racing instead of fixin.
> > >
> > >
> > > =====
> > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > * Dick J *
> > > * (In East Texas) *
> > > * # 729 *
> > > * C/GRS C/FRS D/STR *
> > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > >
> > >
> >
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