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Originally Posted by jhowes
I found that the bearings were not fully seated on the carrier. The space measured about 30+ thousands behind the bearings. After some persuasion I was able to close that up to less than 10 thousands. Now I have gaskets stacked at 30 thousands and the ring gear is still spinning freely. When I get a little umph, i'll start reducing gaskets until I get the drag that I am looking for. Thanks again for everyone's help. Jack
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The space behind the bearing needs to be “.000”.
.010 is not good enough. The bearings need to be pressed further onto the carrier. Make certain the cups are fully installed in the axle housings also. Use a mirror and flashlight to check.
Then make your preload and backlash adjustments.
Get help if you can’t make sure they are in the correct position.
You don’t want to have to problems and have to remove it again.