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Originally Posted by Terry,OH
Indian head should be good and it should not change any of your spec. don't over do it. 0.032 thick gaskets is a LOT usually around .008 on one side and about the same on the other. You don't split the gaskets evenly. The gaskets on the left control the ring and pinion mesh and the gaskets on the right control the carrier bearing. Make sure both of the carrier bearing races are installed all the way.
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Exactly right! There are two things that must be right (related to the side gaskets).
1) The amount of pre-load in the carrier assembly (side to side). This step determines the
total amount of gasket thickness you need to have the proper preload on the bearings. This step is usually done without the pinion installed in the banjo/carrier housing.
2) Once you know the total thickness needed to correctly set this, then you need to work with the allocation of how much gasket goes on each side to setup the mesh. The TOTAL amount determined in step 1 is still used - but HOW much goes on each side is determined by the mesh. In this step, the pinion has already been installed in the housing, it's proper preload set and now you're trying to get the mesh pattern to be correct. You change the gasket allocation (how much) on the housing sides to get the right pattern. The gaskets used on each side (thickness) are usually not equal side to side.