Greg;
This could work if you get the preload correct. I would think it would be hard
to install the carrier into the housing without damaging the shims. Damaged
shins might feel good and give you correct pattern, but could creep out of
place over a few miles.
Yes, removing the bearings (â??conesâ??) each time is a pain and risks ruining
them each time. Someone on FOT suggested grinding out the ID of the cones of a
couple of old bearings so they can be removed easily. That would get you close
to the right set up without screwing up the new bearings. With s little luck
your last installation with the new bearing cones would be right-on ( correct
backlash, preload and pattern).
Good luck! Iâ??ve done this so many times with mixed results that I now send my
diffs out to Quantum Mechanics to do it for me.
Phil Gott
#114 â??65 TR4A
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> On Nov 4, 2018, at 12:31 PM, Greg Blake via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Finally getting around to the new diff setup and it occurred to me to
> determine the carrier bearing preload and shim requirements, it is a lot
> easier to use the larger pinion bearing shims behind the bearing races than
> pulling the cone off the carrier several times. See photo below.
>
> Any options to using this shim setup as a final installation? Maybe a tab
> welded to the inside of the diff cover to ensure they donâ??t back out?
> Thoughts?
>
> <IMG_2378.jpg>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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