Thread: D44 R&P pattern
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:18 PM   #11
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Default Re: D44 R&P pattern

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Originally Posted by 3twinridges View Post
Really good feedback guys, thank you. It’s an early 44 so no crush sleeve. It’s a tedious task of correct shims and torque tests. We made setup bearings but they do not compress the carrier shims well. So every change we make, we have to pull the carrier bearings with a clamshell puller. Dad and I must have reset this thing thirty times no joke. A pic of all our tools we have out! We have all the right tools fortunately.

It’s going in our 52 “Dallas” build. I have all the original hardware plated and ready to button it up after we get the pattern just right.

JB



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