when setting up a rear end...
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how many of you guys do it by feel, vs breaking out the inch pound torque wrenches? I just pulled the center section out of my rear, sourced a good case without gouges from the clutches, rebuilt it with a new clutch pack, swapped over my ring gear and speed sensor ring, and put it back in. pinion never came out, so all I had to do was re-set backlash. took a pre measurement at .0065 backlash. when putting it all back together, I pretty much did it by "feel" for the adjusters on the carrier bearings. it got to a point where it felt like there was no more "give" and everything was nice and snug. turning the adjuster tool created enough torque to want to rotate the whole axle housing. so I tightened everything down and re-measured my backlash. it's pretty much right at .0065 again, maybe .007 rotational resistance on the case feels about the same as it was before I took it out. Just wondering, how many of you do this all by feel, vs getting a torque wrench? 
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Re: when setting up a rear end...
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Do you wanna come feel my rear? tell me if it's right?  (...there's just so much wrong with that statement!  )
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Re: when setting up a rear end...
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03/15/13 07:32 PM
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how many of you guys do it by feel, vs breaking out the inch pound torque wrenches?
I just pulled the center section out of my rear, sourced a good case without gouges from the clutches, rebuilt it with a new clutch pack, swapped over my ring gear and speed sensor ring, and put it back in.
pinion never came out, so all I had to do was re-set backlash.
took a pre measurement at .0065 backlash.
when putting it all back together, I pretty much did it by "feel" for the adjusters on the carrier bearings. it got to a point where it felt like there was no more "give" and everything was nice and snug. turning the adjuster tool created enough torque to want to rotate the whole axle housing.
so I tightened everything down and re-measured my backlash. it's pretty much right at .0065 again, maybe .007
rotational resistance on the case feels about the same as it was before I took it out.
Just wondering, how many of you do this all by feel, vs getting a torque wrench?
You are measuring backlash. And thats fine, however the adjusters are there to also preload the carrier bearings. I do it by feel and experience as I have done tons of these..
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Re: when setting up a rear end...
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03/15/13 10:22 PM
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Right, I know that the side adjusters are setting the preload on the bearings. I went "tight enough to feel firm not have bearing slop, but not angry gorilla tight" on the side adjusters. I guess I just never quite understood the service manual's instructions (then again, it's been awhile since I read through it, maybe I'll give it another go, now that I know what's going on in there) Can someone put the service manual's instructions into plain english? like...use a torque wrench and tighten the side adjusters to "X" ft/lbs.
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Re: when setting up a rear end...
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03/17/13 10:56 AM
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Quote:
how many of you guys do it by feel, vs breaking out the inch pound torque wrenches?
I just pulled the center section out of my rear, sourced a good case without gouges from the clutches, rebuilt it with a new clutch pack, swapped over my ring gear and speed sensor ring, and put it back in.
pinion never came out, so all I had to do was re-set backlash.
took a pre measurement at .0065 backlash.
when putting it all back together, I pretty much did it by "feel" for the adjusters on the carrier bearings. it got to a point where it felt like there was no more "give" and everything was nice and snug. turning the adjuster tool created enough torque to want to rotate the whole axle housing.
so I tightened everything down and re-measured my backlash. it's pretty much right at .0065 again, maybe .007
rotational resistance on the case feels about the same as it was before I took it out.
Just wondering, how many of you do this all by feel, vs getting a torque wrench?
Maybe this would help.
How to rebuild a Trac-Lok LSD - DodgeTalk : Dodge Car Forums ...
www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276136
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