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superhondaz50 12-30-2017 08:02 PM

Who wants to check my gear pattern? :)
 
These look good? Need a seasoned builder to give me a thumbs up, it's been about 10yrs since I rebuilt a rear. Backlash is at .007, .040 shims on pinion, 3.73 fat gear in a 3 series. Thanks.
Drive:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psnlgstkjp.jpg

Coast:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psxf8hyfrp.jpg

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 02:16 PM

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Anybody?

Hotcorner 12-31-2017 03:09 PM

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Never built a rear end, but I understand it to require some major skills. Which rear end?

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 03:18 PM

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12 bolt

Wrenchbender Ret 12-31-2017 03:42 PM

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It looks a little too deep. Try moving the ring gear away from the pinion a little & retest.
George

6T7 C10 12-31-2017 04:30 PM

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For whatever it is worth I did my first GM 12 bolt truck this summer and changed all the bearings, seals, ring 3.73, pinion, and added a Truetrac. So far it has been silent, running cool, and everything works so far. I think it looks just slightly too deep as well. Your backlash measurement is very good but when you change any of the shims on the carrier or pinion it all goes back out the window to try again. I had to fit and refit mine many times to get it the best I could in all directions with the shim set I had. I don't remember using so much on the pinion. I recall mine was around .026-.028 but each one is an individual and yours will vary. I admire your efforts, best of luck to you and you are getting close.

88fordf150 12-31-2017 04:44 PM

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Maybe a little deep but not too bad in my opinion.

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 05:32 PM

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Ok cool, too deep as the markings are darker towards the bottom correct? Shim in it is at .042, the next size down I could make was .040 which moved the marking alot closer to the top if that makes sense. Will I have a catastrophic failure running it as is?

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 06:14 PM

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Here it is with .002 thinner shim
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psccz4e85u.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psblz6vxdd.jpg

6T7 C10 12-31-2017 06:15 PM

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My no answer answer. Hard to tell by pictures alone but you are very close. If it is too close it will run hot and bind.

Is this a gear ratio change or not? If it is the same ratio then the original shim thickness on the carrier and pinion is a good place to start as a baseline but rarely do they every end up being exactly the same when finished. Use as many shims as you can on the carrier sides using a gentle tap of a hammer to get them in. When using your marking paint make sure to give the carrier some resistance when turning. Also with it all assembled when you spin the pinion/driveshaft yoke by hand the resistance should be even and smooth to the feel through the full rotation of the ring gear. If there are any tight spots or something does not sound right I would then go with a thinner pinion shim but then your backlash will probably grow but if it stays under .010 you are good.

6T7 C10 12-31-2017 06:17 PM

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Yes, I like that much better in my opinion.

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 06:18 PM

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I think I'm on it with these, they have a more football shape on the bottom. Backlash was still at .007.

superhondaz50 12-31-2017 06:21 PM

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Yes, gear change from 3.08 to 3.73

superhondaz50 01-01-2018 01:52 PM

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So would y'all say I'm good to go? Gonna install the bearings and button it up today.

OBS454 01-01-2018 09:20 PM

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Um, pinion still looks a little deep into the ring .....

superhondaz50 01-02-2018 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OBS454 (Post 8149670)
Um, pinion still looks a little deep into the ring .....

What part of the markings show that? I'm still re-learning this haha

superhondaz50 01-02-2018 09:03 PM

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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pseam1fspu.png

So I was looking at this PDF, under face hobbing I can see the the pattern for coast, decrease shim, looks similar to mine, although my pattern is more centered. My drive side I think looks ok correct? Am I like .001-.002 off? I also see for the correct pattern, it says my coast pattern can be closer to the toe, what y'all think?

OBS454 01-02-2018 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by superhondaz50 (Post 8119016)

In the second pic the contact pattern is still too far "in" the pattern should be more centered on the face of the gear tooth. Like someone mentioned before, be sure to apply pressure in the opposite direction of the force you are applying to get your pattern.

superhondaz50 01-02-2018 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OBS454 (Post 8150459)
In the second pic the contact pattern is still too far "in" the pattern should be more centered on the face of the gear tooth. Like someone mentioned before, be sure to apply pressure in the opposite direction of the force you are applying to get your pattern.

Sounds good, I clamp a 2x4 to the pinion and use wrench on the carrier to get good leverage on the two. You think about .002 off the shim stack should get me closer or go thinner?

OBS454 01-02-2018 09:29 PM

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That might be enough - you're really close. Make sure to abide by your manual specs on lash. Be particular because you don't want a rear end lockup - especially if your girl or a younger person is driving and doesn't heed the warning signs of differential problems

Don't mean to insult but the crush sleeve is very important and changing the shim(s) a lot can damage the tension qualities of the sleeve. Be careful with that.

superhondaz50 01-02-2018 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OBS454 (Post 8150486)
That might be enough - you're really close. Make sure to abide by your manual specs on lash. Be particular because you don't want a rear end lockup - especially if your girl or a younger person is driving and doesn't heed the warning signs of differential problems

Don't mean to insult but the crush sleeve is very important and changing the shim(s) a lot can damage the tension qualities of the sleeve. Be careful with that.

Excellent thanks, it's getting a new sleeve and nut for final assembly. This truck needs to be super safe and reliable since it'll be carrying my wife and son on long trips.

superhondaz50 01-03-2018 12:28 AM

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Ok, got two shim packs built, current was a .039, I have a .037, and .035. hopefully .037 does it, hopefully backlash will still be good. I'll find out Friday.

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 06:22 PM

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Ok, new pattern fellers, started with .037, then .035, no good, my shims would only allow for the next size down, .034 or .032.

I was thinking using .034, put went with .032 instead.

Backlash is .009

Here it is with .032, please give me some good news!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psoa6n32ag.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pskjo8tzga.jpg

A1971Blazer 01-05-2018 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by superhondaz50 (Post 8152782)
Ok, new pattern fellers, started with .037, then .035, no good, my shims would only allow for the next size down, .034 or .032.

I was thinking using .034, put went with .032 instead.

Backlash is .009

Here it is with .032, please give me some good news!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psoa6n32ag.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pskjo8tzga.jpg

That pattern will run just fine....just make sure the backlash is in tolerance..

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by A1971Blazer (Post 8152797)
That pattern will run just fine....just make sure the backlash is in tolerance..

Got backlash at .009, spec is .006-.10 so on the higher end but in range, I'll measure shims and see if I can get it to .007 or .008

A1971Blazer 01-05-2018 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by superhondaz50 (Post 8152814)
Got backlash at .009, spec is .006-.10 so on the higher end but in range, I'll measure shims and see if I can get it to .007 or .008

.009 will work just fine.....as good as your pattern is....it should run quietly...not every one agrees but the guy who taught me....always put the vehicle on jack stands and ran it for about 30 minutes to warm it up...then let it cool slowly...and you're good to go....did you replace the carrier bearings?

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by A1971Blazer (Post 8152844)
.009 will work just fine.....as good as your pattern is....it should run quietly...not every one agrees but the guy who taught me....always put the vehicle on jack stands and ran it for about 30 minutes to warm it up...then let it cool slowly...and you're good to go....did you replace the carrier bearings?

Ya, full bearing replacement.

6T7 C10 01-05-2018 09:47 PM

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I am of the opinion let it run. Looks really good and the pinion shim thickness is closer to original and what I ran and your backlash at .009 is within tolerance and what I ended up with as well. Mine only has a few miles on it but works and sounds perfect. Good luck to you as I think you are very good.

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 6T7 C10 (Post 8152943)
I am of the opinion let it run. Looks really good and the pinion shim thickness is closer to original and what I ran and your backlash at .009 is within tolerance and what I ended up with as well. Mine only has a few miles on it but works and sounds perfect. Good luck to you as I think you are very good.

Cool, I'll rock it. I'll pull the set-up bearings tomorrow and install the finals. I'd like a closer backlash but the best I could do is move .005 from one side to another which is too little backspace.

Mines gonna get alot of miles on it running jetskis from California to Arizona and back.

randy500 01-05-2018 11:03 PM

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Post 9 is your best pattern, although your first pattern was good too for a performance application and most gear sets are lapped for a toe pattern. There is a corvette guy that does a lot of rear ends, I will find. A pic of his patterns and Post back.
The current pattern will put way too much load on the heal of the teeth and if you have horsepower will break a tooth.

The pattern on the drive side should be slightly towards the toe since under load the pattern will shift to the center. Don’t worry about the coast pattern as far as placement unless way off.
If you can you should be putting a load on the ring gear and turning the pinion with a socket. You can rig up a couple bolts and a hard wood block to load the ring gear.

randy500 01-05-2018 11:07 PM

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Here is a pattern chart which should be helpful, note competition pattern is towards toe of gears.

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by randy500 (Post 8153002)
Post 9 is your best pattern, although your first pattern was good too for a performance application and most gear sets are lapped for a toe pattern. There is a corvette guy that does a lot of rear ends, I will find. A pic of his patterns and Post back.
The current pattern will put way too much load on the heal of the teeth and if you have horsepower will break a tooth.

The pattern on the drive side should be slightly towards the toe since under load the pattern will shift to the center. Don’t worry about the coast pattern as far as placement unless way off.
If you can you should be putting a load on the ring gear and turning the pinion with a socket. You can rig up a couple bolts and a hard wood block to load the ring gear.

Ok thanks, horsepower is only 250, but it does have 35" tires. I was putting load on the pinion with a breaker bar and a wrench on the carrier... I really couldn't get the drive pattern to shift towards the toe much at all. Either way, gotta get this right, the local shop wants $2k to set this up.

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 11:19 PM

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I'm thinking if I can pull the backlash in to around .008 some how I'd get a better pattern. The coast and drive pattern are in the same spot, seems to be centered top and bottom, backlash should pull it center a bit. BTW this is a hobbed gear.

randy500 01-05-2018 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by superhondaz50 (Post 8153008)
Ok thanks, horsepower is only 250, but it does have 35" tires. I was putting load on the pinion with a breaker bar and a wrench on the carrier... I really couldn't get the drive pattern to shift towards the toe much at all. Either way, gotta get this right, the local shop wants $2k to set this up.

Look at your first pattern it was towards the toe. Here is a pic of the corvette guys pattern, he has a motor to turn the diff with a load so he gets a real clean pattern.
I usually turn my pinion with a slow speed 1/2” drill while loading the ring gear with a block of wood....cordless dewalt or other good drills on low speed will work too.

superhondaz50 01-05-2018 11:56 PM

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Ok, ya, looks like I'm way off compared to that pic. I think I'm just gonna have to give in and take it to a shop, I can't have this thing let go when I'm in the middle of the desert when it's 120* outside haha, I can say I tried.

superhondaz50 01-06-2018 02:04 PM

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.032 with .007 backlash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psopeybafe.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psdes5zdqa.jpg

superhondaz50 01-06-2018 02:07 PM

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.035 with .008 backlash
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psf93yelgi.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psvmfgzttd.jpg

superhondaz50 01-06-2018 02:13 PM

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Post #9 shows .039 with .007 backlash

I can go to .037 too and take a pic for you guys if needed.

superhondaz50 01-07-2018 04:16 PM

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For future reference and searches, I showed a rear end builder my gear patterns (.039, .037, .035, .0335/.034, .032) and he said the .0335/.034 shim and .008 backlash were on the money for my Richmond set, so I'll be rocking it as shown below. It looks good to me also but what the heck do I know.

Ok, here it is .008 backlash with with a shim on .0335/.034.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...psdezfqvaj.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...pshzn35tkc.jpg

superhondaz50 02-14-2018 02:22 PM

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Well, my wife helped me button up the rear this past weekend. Set the preload around 19-20-inlb, new bearings, Moser yoke, and a Spartan locker. Hopefully it'll work, I'll know in a month or so once I finish assembling the truck. If not the local guy is gonna charge me $1200 to fix it -_- I'll post up here again to let y'all know.


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