CalSgt
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- Location
- CA
- First Name
- Casey
- Truck Year
- 1980
- Truck Model
- Chevy K-10 Custom Deluxe
- Engine Size
- 350
ive watched many videos, ive found out i have alot of the tools. one particular video a man uses a straight edge and a digital vernier scale and finds center line of the axels, pinion gear from the face of the axel housing. assuming your old set up was good you just put every thing back to those same measurement. But I over torqued my crush ring so when i take mine apart im not shore if that method would work because I don’t know if my Pinon depth is currently right. I guess I can grease the gears and Check the pattern before I blew it apart.
Pattern gears and check backlash before you disassemble, if everything is in spec (or close to it) just put all the shims back where you found them and recheck after assembly.
Unless you are replacing the ring and pinion try to just keep everything the same.