Originally Posted by BrowniesJK

Will do. I'm sure A-dub will be trying to bribe me as well. I'm going to bring home a 10' piece of 1" galvanized pipe to make a 5-6' breaker extension and I'm going to make a more stout flange wrench for future drinking events

Originally Posted by zmotorsports

One more thing to remember, concentrate on the pinion depth measurement first (a good starting point is the original shim thickness), then get your backlash within specification. Run a gear wear pattern and look at the face to flank placement first. Don't focus on the toe to heel spacing.

If you focus on the face (top) to flank (valley) of the gear and get it set properly then move to the backlash you should be spot on. Once the face to flank is in the proper location and the backlash is within specification that is about as good as you will ever get. The toe to heel pretty much takes care of itself once the pinion depth and backlash are set.

Mike.

Originally Posted by BrowniesJK

I did and I have to say that I hate crush sleeves. Holy crap it takes a lot to crush one. The only issue I had was pinion nut related. It's a bitch to take of and a son of a bitch to put back on :-) everything else was cake work...

Originally Posted by Markdsv

Mike and others, you guys giving me hope again !!! thank you for your thoughts, I will report back!

Very quick question, if I don't put her in 4 wheel drive can I have different diff gear ratios front and back? I am dreading todo my front.........

Cheers

Mark