Dana 30 pinion question
#17
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#20
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It goes in like pic 2. Then the shims, then the race. https://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/c72...00_bronco.html
Did you check the backlash before you disassembled it, meaning, with paint to check the pattern, so you know how deep (which shims) to set the pinion?
Did you check the backlash before you disassembled it, meaning, with paint to check the pattern, so you know how deep (which shims) to set the pinion?
Last edited by 97grand4.0; 03-22-2020 at 06:03 PM.
#21
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It goes in like pic 2. Then the shims, then the race. https://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/c72...00_bronco.html
Did you check the backlash before you disassembled it, meaning, with paint to check the pattern, so you know how deep (which shims) to set the pinion?
Did you check the backlash before you disassembled it, meaning, with paint to check the pattern, so you know how deep (which shims) to set the pinion?
#22
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I did not check anything before because i got the axle already partially taken apart. Okay so i put in the baffle, then shims, then race got it. My axle came with 4 shims behind the original baffle and race so i assume that since i pressed a new inner pinion bearing on i will need to take shims away to start with? Maybe start with 2-3 shims and see if i need to add or take away?
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#24
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I did not check anything before because i got the axle already partially taken apart. Okay so i put in the baffle, then shims, then race got it. My axle came with 4 shims behind the original baffle and race so i assume that since i pressed a new inner pinion bearing on i will need to take shims away to start with? Maybe start with 2-3 shims and see if i need to add or take away?
Did you mark the bearing caps so that you put them back in the same way? That is important.
#25
Old fart with a wrench
Correct! If just replacing the bearings and used the same gears, the pinion shims and gear pattern should be the same, providing the side bearings are shimmed the same and the caps are installed the same.
When you set the pinion preload, go slowly, checking the torque-to-turn because if you get the preload too tight, you'll need a new crush sleeve. You can't just back off the nut.
When you set the pinion preload, go slowly, checking the torque-to-turn because if you get the preload too tight, you'll need a new crush sleeve. You can't just back off the nut.
Last edited by dave1123; 03-23-2020 at 05:25 AM.
#27
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Yes correct i am just rebuilding the axle. No new gears just new bearings and seals. I saved all the shims and didn't mess any of them up so that i could reuse them.
#29
Old fart with a wrench
Well, you see? You learn something new every day! I admit I've never seen a HP D30 apart. One of the advantages of a low pinion is the pinion is always running submerged in lube.