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backlash and bearing pre load

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Old 11-13-2011, 12:56 AM
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Default backlash and bearing pre load

doing a gear swap in the front need to know the backlash and pre load for the dana 44.
 
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Carrier bearing preload will be tricky. Before you pull the differential measure the rotational torque and keep it the same or a little bit more. Backlash is .005 to .008.
 
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IIRC the entire procedure is in the FSM.
 



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