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Old 07-08-2009 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Frank L
No shims here and the truck drives great. I do have a question about shims in the rear gearbox. I recently replaced the ring and pinion and pit the stock shims back in , 2 on each side. There seems to be a high spot where the mesh gets a little tighter. Do I shim to the highest spot or let it wear in? I have 1-5 min qual and a 20 min main on it and it still has a high spot. Reshim or leave it alone?
After about a gallon I had to take one shim out and put it on the other side to get the "high Side" out. Smooth as butter for 3 gallons now.
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