[Fot] Differential Pre-load

[van.mulders.marcel at telenet.be]

Does someone know why that preload is necessary? When I check a differential before using it and I notice there is almost no preload at all, I tend to be lazy, assuming no preload means less friction loss. 
Marcel. 


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Verzonden: Woensdag 29 januari 2020 04:06:57 
Onderwerp: Re: [Fot] Differential Pre-load 



Hi Scott I think that's the torque required to turn the pinion. Put a socket to fit the pinion nut on a?? inch pound torque wrench; measure how much torque it takes to turn the pinion. Get it turning and read the torque wrench while turning it. 12 to 15 inch pounds sounds ok. With shims either add or remove shims to get the correct preload. Thicker to lessen and thinner to increase I think. 

With a collapsible spacer it's easier. Keep?? tightening the nut and measuring the preload until it's right. Small increments. If you over tighten you take it apart and start over with a new spacer. (Ask me how I know this!) 

Also a "clicker" torque wrench isn't the ticket for this. Use an older beam type. 


Hope this helps. 

Cheers Bill 
On 1/28/2020 4:34 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot wrote: 


I???m rebuilding my differential. ??The manual says the pinion bearings should be assembled with spacers to yield a?? 
12-16 lb/inch pre-load, using a bar affixed to the input flange and a sliding weight. ??Of course there is a churchhill tool for that! 

Either I???m not grasping the concept, or 12 lbs per inch doesn???t seem right. ??I???m guessing this is supposed to be 12 inch-pounds, 
which I think means a one pound weight at the end of a 12??? lever. ??All testing is performed with the seal removed. 

Even if I am correct, I???ve got it set up with about a 1/2 lb pre-load right now, and that feels pretty stiff already. 

Anyone have any experience with this? ??This is a GT6 diff, but I???m guessing the instructions don???t vary much. 

Thanks, 
Scott 

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