9 inch ring and pinion pattern

[BPTactical]

Thanks Burt ! That gives me a real piece of mind guess I just need to finish locktighting stuff and button it up and get back together. The I will try to keep it easy for the first couple miles as there used gears. Tell the diff guy thanks and Kick Brad in the teeth for me. Just kidding kind of about Brad.

Glad to help and I will pass on a swift kick to Brad.

[Great-Kazoo]

As long as it isn't another muffler bearing. Took a left handed 3mm torx to get thing out.

you're lucky, my 68 vdubs water pump, i needed a metric channel locks AND adj wrench to get the sucker off.

[BPTactical]

We have a crescent wrench at work that somebody engraved "Standard" and "Metric" on their respective sides.
I got a good giggle the first time I saw it.

[sniper7]

We have a crescent wrench at work that somebody engraved "Standard" and "Metric" on their respective sides.
I got a good giggle the first time I saw it.

I believe the correct term is "twisty wrench"!

[brianakell]

While the pattern isnt too bad, Id pull .005 of pinion shim and see what you get. Looks like its sharp in the root of both coast and drive, which means its hitting the peaks on the pinion gear a bit. Id rather see a soft edge all the way around. Going off pics is different than in hand tho too. Ive had a few setups look pretty decent, and just a bit more or bit less shim, and suddenly, perfect.

[vossman]

Ring & pinion gears in rear differential, final part of the drive train, before the wheels.

Thanks for the info, never seen anything like that. I've always wished I could work on motors/cars without making the issues worse.

[mcantar18c]

While the pattern isnt too bad, Id pull .005 of pinion shim and see what you get. Looks like its sharp in the root of both coast and drive, which means its hitting the peaks on the pinion gear a bit. Id rather see a soft edge all the way around. Going off pics is different than in hand tho too. Ive had a few setups look pretty decent, and just a bit more or bit less shim, and suddenly, perfect.

+1 on this.

[2XS]

While the pattern isnt too bad, Id pull .005 of pinion shim and see what you get. Looks like its sharp in the root of both coast and drive, which means its hitting the peaks on the pinion gear a bit. Id rather see a soft edge all the way around. Going off pics is different than in hand tho too. Ive had a few setups look pretty decent, and just a bit more or bit less shim, and suddenly, perfect.

Well these are .5 less shim from 17 to 12 on the shim personally it looks worse. Your verdict ?

[rockhound]

thinner shim on pinion, i would not run that pattern
http://www.4wd.com/Instructions/G2/RPInstall.pdf