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1972 Chevy C10 - Bottoms Up
 The kit from Randy's came...  The kit from Randy's came with new ring gear bolts, which are used with a small amount of thread sealant and then torqued to 55 lb-ft. |  Now the carrier bearings can...  Now the carrier bearings can be pressed on the new Eaton posi. |  Before dropping the Eaton...  Before dropping the Eaton posi into the housing, the carrier bearing races are put over the bearings, including some gear oil, which should be used on all the bearings during assembly. |  Since we're just changing...  Since we're just changing the gear ratio one set size, we can use the old carrier spacing shims, which go between the carrier bearing races and the housing on each side. |  The main caps can go on now....  The main caps can go on now. Brett matched up the dimples to as sure they went back on how they came off. The caps are torqued to 60 lb-ft. |  To check the ring-and-pinion...  To check the ring-and-pinion lash, the ring gear gets five or six of its teeth coated in a zinc-based grease. |  After rotating and meshing...  After rotating and meshing the ring-and-pinion a few times, Brett visually checks the pinion depth setup and sees that it's close. He wants to reduce the pinion shim thickness by only about 0.001-inch, which would pull the pinion away from the center of the ring gear and move the "wipe" of the gears to the middle of the teeth on the ring gear, where it should be. |  With a magnetic base dial...  With a magnetic base dial indicator, Brett checks the backlash or gap in the gears and finds that it's 0.010-inch, which is acceptable, but reducing the pinion shims would close this up a little and be just about right. |  Well, everything was disassembled...  Well, everything was disassembled to adjust the pinion shims, and taking the pinion bearing off is easier said than done since it was pressed on to begin with. If you plan on doing lots of differential work, you could pony up and buy this ultra-handy bearing puller, but they're not cheap. Or you can have the pros like Unitrax do it for you. |
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