10-29-2011, 11:06 PM
Been doing a lot of work with not much updating... The posi is rebuilt. I got the gears installed. When I was setting the backlash the ring gear would get really tight as it got close to where it was supposed to be. After doing some looking, I found that the ring gear was actually contacting the housing where the pinion support bearing is.
I had to tear it all back down and use a drill and a carbide burr to emove some material from the housing in that spot. Then, clean it all back out, and reinstall everything.
One thing that I did do that helped BIG TIME was to make a bearing preload adjuster spanner tool. That is a long description for a piece of flatstock drilled for two 5/16" bolts to attach to it and to be used for adjusting the carrier bearing preload. That little device worked great! MUCH better than using a hammer and punch. And, it only took me about 15 minutes to make.
I had to tear it all back down and use a drill and a carbide burr to emove some material from the housing in that spot. Then, clean it all back out, and reinstall everything.
One thing that I did do that helped BIG TIME was to make a bearing preload adjuster spanner tool. That is a long description for a piece of flatstock drilled for two 5/16" bolts to attach to it and to be used for adjusting the carrier bearing preload. That little device worked great! MUCH better than using a hammer and punch. And, it only took me about 15 minutes to make.