chvymudin3388
1/2 ton status
what can i do i got a ten bolt rear end 3.73 gears gov loc and i got pieces of spider gear in the bttom of the differental. i got another ten bolt with 3.08 gears open differental
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rear end trouble
- Thread starter chvymudin3388
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I would just replace the carrier. You will need to know a little bit about setting up rear ends, and for that I would check the tech article over on pirate4x4.com.
chvymudin3388
1/2 ton status
i was wandering if i could take the spider gears from the open diff and put them into my gov-loc?
readymix
3/4 ton status
No you can't.
chvymudin3388
1/2 ton status
ok so i can take the open and sswap it out with my gov loc carrier and keep the same ring gear?
Yes, but like I said before you can't just unbolt the ring gear from the gov lok carrier and put it on the open carrier. Read here: http://www.pirate4x4.com/articles/tech/billavista/Gear_Setup
You only need to worry about the backlash, pinion depth should not need to be readjusted. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, I would recommend paying someone to do it unless you want to be buying a bunch of new parts in the near future.
You only need to worry about the backlash, pinion depth should not need to be readjusted. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, I would recommend paying someone to do it unless you want to be buying a bunch of new parts in the near future.
readymix
3/4 ton status
38377k5 said:
Most of the time. You should run a pattern anyway after you set the BL just to be sure.
chvymudin3388
1/2 ton status
yea the back lash part i knew but i was skecthy on the pinion depth. it was grabbing and clicky rather loudly when turning. the gears are barely eaten up i caught in time i guess. what tools will i need to do this? how long will it take? thanks for all your help guys
Its pretty quick. You will need a dial indicator and a press.
chvymudin3388
1/2 ton status
what will i need a press for? lol i got a vise lol
readymix
3/4 ton status
chvymudin3388 said:
Good luck with that
Now that I think about it 10 bolt carrier shims are probably on the outside of the outer bearing races so you won't need a press as long as the carrier bearings are in ok shape.
readymix
3/4 ton status
They are.
On a side note. You can't take production shims and think that they will work with any other carrier/axle combo. Go to Napa and get a new set.
On a side note. You can't take production shims and think that they will work with any other carrier/axle combo. Go to Napa and get a new set.
