<div dir="ltr">I would add that if you buy the same brand bearing you can grind out the ID of the old races to make it easier to remove them for test assemblies.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Michael Porter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mdporter@dfn.com" target="_blank">mdporter@dfn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr">I can't answer that but one could measure the
dimension of the pinion head and subtract it from the total
shown to get the depth you would want. </div>
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I suspect that there are variations in parts due to manufacturing
errors, tolerances stacking up, etc. Most of the parts made at the
time were not subject to the sort of scrutiny and
computer-controlled measurements that are common today (although
even that isn't a guarantee of uniformity--I had to redo a bunch of
Toyota Supra IRS diffs in the early `80s because the computer that
assembled them was misprogrammed and it swapped the shim stacks for
the carrier bearings left to right).<br>
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That said, the safest way to get the diff repaired properly is
attention to the shims when disassembling, and then putting the
shims back in the same thicknesses and checking for the proper
engagement pattern. It does require some educated guesswork, and,
often, disassembling and assembling a couple of times, but, if the
pattern is right, the diff will be reliable. I'd also recommend
using hard shims in place of crush spacers on the pinion whenever
possible if the pinion originally used those. It also is a bit
easier if one uses the case spreader judiciously on those housings
requiring same, and doesn't crank it up too much. Spread the case
just enough to get the carrier and bearings out. Figuring out the
shim packs will be easier.<br>
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Cheers. <br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....</pre>
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