5 once the pinion depth is achieved install a new crush collar preload shim pack for dana s and seal.
Dana 60 ring and pinion installation instructions.
These are the last bolts you want working their way loose in your diff.
During the ring pinion installation there are four pr imary adjustments that will need to be made.
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Knock the pinion gear out to the rear with a brass punch taking care not to damage the threads.
You must use red loctite or equivalent thread locker on the threads of these bolts.
Ring and pinion gears are designed to be set up and run with exact tolerances.
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We have personally experienced good results using the techniques in these instructions while setting up over forty thousand differentials.
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6 with the pinion gear installed position ring.
When setting the pinion position many of the service manuals required a final pinion position check by using gauges that verified the dimension from the center line of the differential carrier center line of ring gear to the face of the pinion button.
Dana 60 arb and ring and pinion installation.
Ring gear and pinion tooth pattern interpretation.
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On this episode i go over how to install ring and pinion gears in a ford 8 8 rear end.
Pinion depth the distance from the face of the pinion gear to the centerline of the ring gear.
Dana 60 110 85 ford 8 70 50 60 ford 8 8 70 70 85 ford super 8 8 irs 97 102 76 89 ford 9 70 120 80 90 gm 8 4 65 60 gm 8 6 60 65 gm 12 bolt 8 875 45 60 65 fastener choice affects the amount of torque that can be applied.
Torque specs for the dana 60 are 120 ft lbs.
This often requires driving in and removing the race more than once.
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Install ring gear bolts with a six point socket and torque.
If you re changing the ring and pinion or the pinion bearings remove the pinion nut with an air gun while holding the yoke or use a long breaker bar and brace the yoke bolt it to a long board so that it can t move.
Eaton performance ring pinion installation instructions.