Front D44 Gear install/Tweak

[toy4x4runner]

Ok, I have my axle apart, I'm not really "confident" about about the Gear install I did about 2yrs ago when I set up my axle. I have .007" BL which is within spec. As for my gear pattern I'm not sure it's good or not. Anyone here wanna take a look at my pattern and see what ya'll think? It was my first gear install and I did my best. I'm thinking about pulling everything out and starting over. but I wana see if my current pattern is bad or not.

 

[78 k5]

Did you put in used gears? If so a good pattern will be extremely hard to get. I stuck used gears in my 10bolt and got proper BL with a pretty bad pattern and have had no problems. I run a minispool though, so I kept my backlash around .005 to keep it a little tighter.

 

[toy4x4runner]

I put in new Dana 5.38's and a detroit locker and timken bearings.