11-01-2009, 01:48 AM
Just a quick update... After the wrench fest for my b-day, we got the D30 torn down, and body back on and halfway sanded down...
I've since been struggling with the gears in that D30. Got the 3spd cleaned up and also the D20... The trans and xfer are ready to go back in... New seals, new gear oil... If we could just get the pinion gear to come in just a bit more, we'd be set on the front end and we'd be dropping the power plant in!
Had to call it a day after 12 hours with that D30 (about 30-40 attempts)... Backlash - Perfect! Pinion - dead center between Heel and Toe of the Ring gear. It's just extremely high to the top side of the ring gear. Brought (adding shims) the pinion in so far that I can't go any further without hitting the carrier. It's still too far to the top of the ring gear. Thoughts, almighty gurus? If it helps, the shim stacks are at 70thou on the ring side of the carrier - 20thou on the other end... Pinion is 75thou inner and 95thou outer... :banghead:
Thanks,
JayT
I've since been struggling with the gears in that D30. Got the 3spd cleaned up and also the D20... The trans and xfer are ready to go back in... New seals, new gear oil... If we could just get the pinion gear to come in just a bit more, we'd be set on the front end and we'd be dropping the power plant in!
Had to call it a day after 12 hours with that D30 (about 30-40 attempts)... Backlash - Perfect! Pinion - dead center between Heel and Toe of the Ring gear. It's just extremely high to the top side of the ring gear. Brought (adding shims) the pinion in so far that I can't go any further without hitting the carrier. It's still too far to the top of the ring gear. Thoughts, almighty gurus? If it helps, the shim stacks are at 70thou on the ring side of the carrier - 20thou on the other end... Pinion is 75thou inner and 95thou outer... :banghead:
Thanks,
JayT