Rick Simons
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I couldn't leave it alone; I had to find a way to use a solid spacer. My wife refers to this as 'Bulldogging".
Found this at Jeg's: https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/61216/10002/-1
Received it yesterday and it looks perfect. In addition, a machinist friend is making a collar that will slide over the pinion shaft in place of the companion flange. I am also enlarging the ID of the old inner bearing so it slips onto the pinion shaft easily for checking depth & preload. Got that idea from YouTube.
I've also cut the self-locking section off of the old pinion nut so it threads onto the pinion easily. With these pieces it should take mere minutes to setup & check the pinion.
Anyone know of a spec for carrier bearing preload?
Found this at Jeg's: https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/61216/10002/-1
Received it yesterday and it looks perfect. In addition, a machinist friend is making a collar that will slide over the pinion shaft in place of the companion flange. I am also enlarging the ID of the old inner bearing so it slips onto the pinion shaft easily for checking depth & preload. Got that idea from YouTube.
I've also cut the self-locking section off of the old pinion nut so it threads onto the pinion easily. With these pieces it should take mere minutes to setup & check the pinion.
Anyone know of a spec for carrier bearing preload?