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spools and backlash
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:33 pm
by erosion king
Hi everyone, i've just become the proud owner of my first suzi, an '82 sierra 1L hardtop. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to make a mini spool? Are there any cheap commercially available ones for this model? I am on a tight bdget and would prefer not to weld the rear diff so i can return it to standard if i hate it. Also, is it hard to adjust the diffs backlash?
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:07 pm
by Beastmavster
Minispools are available for the sierra at places like rocky-road, spidertrax, calmini etc...
It's probably as cheap to pick up a welded spare diff centre... have a look in for sale someone is always selling a heap of old suzi stuff cheap... you'll probably pick up a 1 litre centre for a bout $100
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:13 pm
by redzook
Suzuki Viagra wrote:Minispools are available for the sierra at places like rocky-road, spidertrax, calmini etc...
It's probably as cheap to pick up a welded spare diff centre... have a look in for sale someone is always selling a heap of old suzi stuff cheap... you'll probably pick up a 1 litre centre for a bout $100
u should be able to get narrow track stuff cheaper then that
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:40 pm
by Guy
redzook wrote:Suzuki Viagra wrote:Minispools are available for the sierra at places like rocky-road, spidertrax, calmini etc...
It's probably as cheap to pick up a welded spare diff centre... have a look in for sale someone is always selling a heap of old suzi stuff cheap... you'll probably pick up a 1 litre centre for a bout $100
u should be able to get narrow track stuff cheaper then that
Its's also 1 litre .. so should be cheap as chips really ..
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:58 pm
by zooki
1 litre=old and worn driveline
old and worn driveline=hard to get good bits
hard to get good bits=lots of dollars for bits from wreckers
at least up hear anyway
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:20 pm
by Dozoor
Don't think any one makes minis for one litres . hemisphere is smaller than 1.3 .
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:48 pm
by erosion king
Thanks, guess ill just have to be on the lookout for a secondhand centre, if anyone has one from SE queensland collecting dust, let me know.
Re: spools and backlash
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:13 pm
by zookjedi
[. Also, is it hard to adjust the diffs backlash?[/quote]
more to it than just backlash, you need to get pinion preload correct than backlash than ring gear preload than tooth contact pattern , which to get the latter you will more than likely need to keep adjusting the former adjustments till it all comes to gether ,
or you can do a dodgy and just mark your ring gear bearing preload caps and count how many times you wind each side out , and get it back excactly the same , but thats ONLY if you are not changing the bearings and if the centre was set up properly in the first place !
hey its a zook a 1ltr one at that what harm could you do , buy yourself a dial indicator a torque wrench and a dial torque-o-meter and some bearing blue and you'll be laughing (or crying if you break down in the middle of no where
) oh and a manuel for the correct specs
cheers and Good luck