razur65
Active Member
From the "Don't worry about that noise, it's nothing" department... this has been a busy, busy summer. Between work making money, house renovation, new heat pump install, replacing windows, replacing carpet with flooring, and putting some work into the 'Burban, taking it off the plow truck roster, replaced both front CV shafts, front wheel bearings, new front brakes, removed the plow pump, new AC compressor back in it's place. It started to whine from the rear end, checked fluid, it was full but dark. Told Mrs. Razur I would get fluid changed, should be fine to drive for now, famous last words! Broke down 5 miles from the house when she was on her way to her sisters house, and boy was she mad! So dragged it back to the barn on the trailer, opened it up and found the pinion bearing was destroyed. Some damage on pinion teeth, didn't look terrible. So I tried to cut the budget and just did a bearing kit, wrong answer. I put it back together and used a 4" grinder with a cut-off wheel and flap disc to try and clean up the gear damage... yeah, no, had the worst noise ever.
So break out the Master Card, $800 in more new parts later got me some good stuff, spent all of a Friday night half way to Saturday morning putting this back together the right way. Patience is truly a virtue in setting these correctly!
Lessons learned: 1. Don't ignore the noise and, 2. Do it right the first time because it's gonna take more time and money to do it a second time!
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"Don't worry about the noise, we drove the dually for two years with the same noise and it was fine..."
Notice the broken cover bolt upper right, ahh good times, good times!
Some intense online shopping looking for best options for the money. Bumped up ratio to 3.73 from 3.42 to help compensate for 18's on Moto rims.
Heated new ring gear with shop heater, slid right onto carrier nicely!
New Auburn assembly fit nice and snug, added Yukon Gear bearings after, used the main shim assembly set included with bearings and had .007 backlash right from the start!
Without that $500 set up tool it sure takes a lot of trial and error to get the depth set correctly!
I can't remember if this was final set or if I did one more, I know the last pattern I had looked exactly like the pic in the Motive Gear instructions and boy was I happy to see that!
So break out the Master Card, $800 in more new parts later got me some good stuff, spent all of a Friday night half way to Saturday morning putting this back together the right way. Patience is truly a virtue in setting these correctly!
Lessons learned: 1. Don't ignore the noise and, 2. Do it right the first time because it's gonna take more time and money to do it a second time!
T"Don't worry about the noise, we drove the dually for two years with the same noise and it was fine..."
Notice the broken cover bolt upper right, ahh good times, good times!
Some intense online shopping looking for best options for the money. Bumped up ratio to 3.73 from 3.42 to help compensate for 18's on Moto rims.
Heated new ring gear with shop heater, slid right onto carrier nicely!
New Auburn assembly fit nice and snug, added Yukon Gear bearings after, used the main shim assembly set included with bearings and had .007 backlash right from the start!
Without that $500 set up tool it sure takes a lot of trial and error to get the depth set correctly!
I can't remember if this was final set or if I did one more, I know the last pattern I had looked exactly like the pic in the Motive Gear instructions and boy was I happy to see that!
