Load,,Lock,,,,,,,,,,,
So, the time has finally come, Cool damp summer day in the great NW.
I had an inkling that Kevin was jones'n to tinker with a rig and he graciousley accepted my request to install the ARB in the D35.
EDIT; plus he has a covered work area!
We started at 9AM and had the front end torn apart in 1 hour.
Popped the pig off the beam and set it on the bench. A quick check of the backlash from RRP's regear for reference. They had it at .003"
Seemed kind of tight to us but they are the professionals. No shims so maybe they just put it back the way they found it.
Off of the old, onto the new. Ring gear bolted onto the ARB.
Had to drill a hole on the bearing cap for the air line. Not sure if that's the way it is supposed to be but that's what we did. Checked bearing preload and added shims until it was close to the way it was, then checked backlash.
I got a spec from TRS of .007 to .015. We got it to .010. A little Prussion Blue on the teeth and the patern looked pretty good. When we went to turn the pinion, it would only go 1/4 of the way until it felt like it was hitting something.
Further inspection showed the corners of the pinion teeth were hitting the carrier body (confirmed by smearing some marking compound on the body, this also marked the offending teeth)
20 minutes of HMMM and HAAA and out comes the die grinder to knock the corners down. I held the grinder steady while Kevin rotated the pinion. This put a consistant grind on all the teeth.
Finished product, just a little more cleaning and put it all back together.