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Old 04-07-2013, 02:49 AM
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Awesoman
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Originally Posted by hana166
First assemble the diff dry, with the gears you intend to use. Shim 0.1mm one side and reassemble. If its too tight, take it out. If not then shim the other side as well. again, if too tight, take it out. And so on..I go through the process each time to get it spot on, if I have time.
The ideal is to have the gears mesh as tight as possible to prevent excessive wear or premature failure, but avoiding binding. This keeps it smooth as possible under load.
Well, i've done it like hana166 said.
I didn't have the opportunity to test it yet...
I added one 0.1mm shim on the bevel gear side and no shim on the other side.
Does it matter if the two sides aren't shimmed equaly?
Thx in advance
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