Blazin'4x4
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Can I take the gears and carrier out of one 14 bolt and install into the other withot setting backlash and such? Also the truck they are going in is a trailer queen if that helps any.
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14 b ff gear swap question
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Any time you do anything with gears you will have to reset the backlash (and often times you have to set the pinion depth too). Each differential is different, its why shims have to be used to adjust the backlash and pinion depth for each individual differential.
Ring and pinions are also matched sets, mixing them will cause them to wear very quickly and be weaker. Even thought the gear strength probably isn't much of a concern with a FF14 bolt the metal running through the bearings is.
If you want to just swap carriers in a 14 bolt its not too hard and there is a tech article on pirate that will tell you more than you need to know. Always, always, always clean the bolts (and always use brand new ones) and always use loctite, otherwise you'll be doing it all again in short order.
Ring and pinions are also matched sets, mixing them will cause them to wear very quickly and be weaker. Even thought the gear strength probably isn't much of a concern with a FF14 bolt the metal running through the bearings is.
If you want to just swap carriers in a 14 bolt its not too hard and there is a tech article on pirate that will tell you more than you need to know. Always, always, always clean the bolts (and always use brand new ones) and always use loctite, otherwise you'll be doing it all again in short order.
Blazin'4x4
1/2 ton status
I never get any good news. 
Why does no one ever tell me to just cheat the system a little, Or "sure that will work fine"!
Why does no one ever tell me to just cheat the system a little, Or "sure that will work fine"!
Where are you in CO?
Blazin'4x4
1/2 ton status
Northglenn, Good ol Northglenn
fortcollinsram
1/2 ton status
yeah if you are swapping gears to a different housing, you will need to set them up again...
The machining tolerances were large enough to necessitate the use of shims and/or adjusters....
14BFFs are a gravy train for setting up ring and pinions though...I am in Fort Collins and am often coming to Denver on the weekends....I could help you set it up some time if you need some help...
Later,
Chris
The machining tolerances were large enough to necessitate the use of shims and/or adjusters....
14BFFs are a gravy train for setting up ring and pinions though...I am in Fort Collins and am often coming to Denver on the weekends....I could help you set it up some time if you need some help...
Later,
Chris
