Outer Limits 4x4 Board

:bad-words: :bad-words: :bad-words: Well after all that i have had to take the diff to a specalist. It turns out that i had a solid bearing spacer ! Which has no washer between the pinion and large bearing but has shims between the spacer and the small bearing. The Kit that was sent to me does not ...

TheBigBoy wrote:What's the diff doing? Why is it in need of rebuild?

Well it started out as just putting an auto locker in but when I got under it the pinion seal was leaking so I decided new bearings.

TheBigBoy wrote:So what is your question exactly? How important is preload??? They are all as important as each other.

If i could get away with not checking the pre load on the pinion, just tension it up and then check the back lash on the carrier. Or am i asking for trouble

TheBigBoy wrote:You've answered your own question. Preload, backlash, gear pattern.

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I am talking about the pre load on the pinion ( sorry i was not clearer on that ). I am waiting for a speciofic tool to come to me but i really need to get going again. ( i miss the slow pace of my ute )

So how many of you out there have rebuilt a diff??? Mine is an open diff from a hilux and I am going off all that is in the repair manual that I have. What is most Important that I'm trying to find out is how important is it to check the preload. 16 inch pound. No not the back lash. If you have ...

Just had the head redone been back on the road now for 3 weeks and a metallic whine started coming from engine bay. Checked all fluid levels and everything is as it should be so assumed it was a noisy pulley. Pulling into work today I noticed and have had it commented before that there was a knock ...

RED60 wrote:

mattmac2011 wrote:Thanks guys. I still have the diff apart so I can count all that's required an work it out.

Cheers Matt

And the teeth count is..... and the ratio is?

drum roll............
35 and 8 = 4.375

Thanks guys. I still have the diff apart so I can count all that's required an work it out.

Cheers Matt

Ok so this might seem like a dumb question but i could use a hand on working out what my ratios would be. I have an LN106 and at the moment have the rear diff out and have counted the ring gear. 35 teeth. would that give me a 3.55 ratio???
Cheers.

Hi all, just wondering if there's a breather anywhere on my luxs gearbox? Its an 86 LN67 with a G52 (I believe) gearbox. I've got breathers on my diffs already, but couldn't seem to spot anywhere to put a breather on the box? Sorry for the n00b question! Hi there, i have an LN106 with a G52 box and ...

Hi there guys, Some friend and i are involved in a new club and are interested in competeing. Firstly i would like to ask if there has been a change in the 2x2 rules so that we can work out how many cars we can enter. and secondly as we are only a new club i understand that we may not recieve an ...