Ring & pinion question
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Ring & pinion question
I finally had it with the bearing noise from my 173 thousand mile rear.
I went with Richmond 3.42 gears for my 2 series carrier and their mega install kit.
A friend and his friend, who has done quite a few rears from 10 bolt to 12 bolt to 9 inchers did the work. This guy has a 10 second big block LeMans and I’ve seen his work. Very meticulous. I have every confidence in his work. I gave them the rear out of the car.
Firstly, I have gear whine. Sure, NOW I found out Richmond Gears are some of the noisiest but strongest. I can almost live with it. I’m using Lucas synthetic with GM LSA. I’ve learned that Schaefers #267 will reduce the whine, I’m gonna try it.
Here’s the real problem: While driving, when I let off the gas, the rear clunks from accelerate to decelerate. It clunks again when I step on it. When I give it just the right amount of gas, it gets between accelerate and decelerate and the rear rattles.
Now, I don’t know much about setting up differentials however, I’m under the impression that I have excessive backlash and simply tightening up the pinion nut will set the pinion closer to the ring gear to reduce backlash.
Am I right or am I wrong?
Going from 2.73 to 3.42 made a considerable improvement in the car.
I went with Richmond 3.42 gears for my 2 series carrier and their mega install kit.
A friend and his friend, who has done quite a few rears from 10 bolt to 12 bolt to 9 inchers did the work. This guy has a 10 second big block LeMans and I’ve seen his work. Very meticulous. I have every confidence in his work. I gave them the rear out of the car.
Firstly, I have gear whine. Sure, NOW I found out Richmond Gears are some of the noisiest but strongest. I can almost live with it. I’m using Lucas synthetic with GM LSA. I’ve learned that Schaefers #267 will reduce the whine, I’m gonna try it.
Here’s the real problem: While driving, when I let off the gas, the rear clunks from accelerate to decelerate. It clunks again when I step on it. When I give it just the right amount of gas, it gets between accelerate and decelerate and the rear rattles.
Now, I don’t know much about setting up differentials however, I’m under the impression that I have excessive backlash and simply tightening up the pinion nut will set the pinion closer to the ring gear to reduce backlash.
Am I right or am I wrong?
Going from 2.73 to 3.42 made a considerable improvement in the car.