<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello, <div><br></div><div>You are correct I mixed the two up and I was thinking of the sizes used in the Ford 9 inch not the dana 44. Mea Culpa.<br><br><div dir="ltr">-Gary</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 24, 2023, at 12:49 AM, Gary <maliburevue@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp83dd55acyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="font-size: 16px;"></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">Gary</font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">It is the ring gear that is threaded either 3/8'" or 7/16", not the housing. The housing has the <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">through </span></span>holes, and I've have never seen any 1/2" threads or holes<span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">. Check your memory. LOL</span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="background-color: inherit;"><br></font></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">You could use stepped bolts, but that is only needed when you install American ring gears (3/8" threads) on British housings (7/16") holes. Generally it's the other way around, namely original 2.88 British gears with 7/16" threads on an American differential with 3/8 " holes machined out to 7/16".</font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">IMO sleeves are much cheaper. Just buy the correct tubing and slice it the thickness of the housing lip.</font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style=""><font size="2">Gary</font></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br></div>
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On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 09:37:22 PM MDT, Gary M. Gere <ggere@comcast.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">If memory serves, when the differential itself has 7/16 inch threads and the ring gear is machined with 1/2 inch diameter holes there are two options:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Use a stepped ring gear bolt that has a grip (unthreaded portion of the shank) of 1/2 inch with 7/16 thread such as ARP 350-3004<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Use a bolt that is fully 7/16 inch in which case 1/2 to 7/16 ring gear bolt sleeves are used such as Yukon gear YSPBLT-028.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Neither is needed if both the ring gear and differential are machined/threaded for the same diameter.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-Gary<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> On Mar 23, 2023, at 5:50 PM, Clyde Mclaughlin via Tigers <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I have seen the stepped bolts for the ring gear, I believe you need them for any newer gear sets, just did one for and E type and it came with the bolts. the LSD unit in that e type was the same as a tiger one I have.<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/ggere@comcast.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/ggere@comcast.net</a><div class="ydp24aa7b17yqt3450623795" id="ydp24aa7b17yqtfd20493"><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/maliburevue@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/maliburevue@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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