same reply. thank you; like I said, it is starting to make sense. so my formula I found is actually for axle shaft instead of pinion?
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2006 Rubicon Unlimited
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same reply. thank you; like I said, it is starting to make sense. so my formula I found is actually for axle shaft instead of pinion?
sounds like it needs 37s; I think it has been said on here that 37s are the new 33s.
It looks like it, yes.
As for 37s, that's a no. I DD this thing so the 33s are plenty. Maybe 35s in the future but for now I'm happy.
OK. Added 0.010 to the pinion. Then moved 0.005 to the PS to increase backlash as indicated by the Jeep service manual page.
I'm here now. It got below freezing and my Charmin soft butt packed it in for the night. LOL.
I'm here now. It got below freezing and my Charmin soft butt packed it in for the night. LOL.
Does anyone else see a sports bra with cleavage in it here at first glance?
Yep
Did you put good resistance on the ring gear? And maybe a little more compound? Run another pattern when you can.
It changed between the first test and 2nd. 3rd test will be this evening. It got WAY colder than I was willing to work in after the sun went down.
Moved it over 0.020 and got this weirdness.
Dropped it back 0.005
Added 0.005 to the pinion.
The added another 0.005 to the pinion
Dropped it back 0.005
Added 0.005 to the pinion.
The added another 0.005 to the pinion
You'll have to draw it out. I can't see it?
Where you circled, there's a gray spot that's the sports bra, and an orange spot that is the neckline
Exactly
Still dont see it.
Set the gears back to where I started. 0.005 BL
Set the gears back to where I started. 0.005 BL
Ended here. Centered on coast, toe heavy on drive. Manual said focus on coast pattern on used gears and showed a similar pattern to this as "acceptable". 0.006" backlash.
Now the aggravating part.... The whine is still there. No change in it at all. So now I'm 90% certain it's the rear transfercase output bearing.
Still I think you are better off now with that rear axle, it wasn't a good setup.
So you put new bearings in and reused the same gears?
Yeah. I've done some whacky things with gears over the years and never had this kinda noise.
I used to "quick change" gear sets in my S10 by just swapping pinions and carriers and reuse the pinion races in the housing. I put probably 40k miles on my old Cherokee having done that to both front and rear diffs to go from 3.07 to 3.55 with a set of used gears a friend gave me.
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That pattern looks good.
I get that, I’ve done the same but if your gears got that hot I’m thinking they are pickeled. These were new gears right? Then they got super hot
Did you use a case spreader?
What happens if you move the carrier to the left and run the pinion deeper? Trying to keep the pattern centered between the face and flank but move it closer to center on the drive side between toe and heel, even if it moves the coast side a bit.
Looking at your wear where the paint isn't, I think you're off a bit. So I can squish out the paint better, I use ratchet on the pinion and use a pry bar to provide resistance on the carrier.
With used gears you mostly care about the coast side, but not at the cost of completely disregarding the drive side. The reason for that is because it's hard to get a good pattern on worn gears on the drive side because they already "wore in", but your gears aren't really worn.
What happens if you move the carrier to the left and run the pinion deeper? Trying to keep the pattern centered between the face and flank but move it closer to center on the drive side between toe and heel, even if it moves the coast side a bit.
Looking at your wear where the paint isn't, I think you're off a bit. So I can squish out the paint better, I use ratchet on the pinion and use a pry bar to provide resistance on the carrier.
With used gears you mostly care about the coast side, but not at the cost of completely disregarding the drive side. The reason for that is because it's hard to get a good pattern on worn gears on the drive side because they already "wore in", but your gears aren't really worn.
