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Old 05-16-2012, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 2-Bad
The kit diff shims external diameter are too narrow and in my experience eventually cone in towards the cavity of the o-ring in the diff housing. This causes the diff to become notchy and tight.
You need to find shims with the same internal diameter, but a larger external diameter, as this will allow the shim to be more supported against the housing and not cone into the o-ring space.
Then it's just a matter is sanding the gears and/or shiming to get the smoothest feeling diff. Too tight or loose its notchy...

Hope this helps...
I read Wilcks blog where he said he uses 3x shims on the long and 2x shims on the short. I just built my diff last night using this method. Though i hear its commom but does this issue still occur using this setup?
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