Swap Carrier - Need to reset Ring and Pinion Gear?
07-17-2015, 03:53 PM
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Swap Carrier - Need to reset Ring and Pinion Gear? If I swap the ring gear from my current auburn carrier (broken spider gear) to the same auburn carrier (same part number) will I still need to check and reset the Ring and Pinion gear alignment...backlash, etc?
07-17-2015, 04:09 PM
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At the bare minimum, you need to check backlash and pattern, swap carriers, then recheck and if it stays basically identical id run it. You need a new crush sleeve or solid pinion spacer and reset bearing preloads. I would probably upshim just a smidge on the carrier if the bearings are high mileage just to tighten things up a touch.
07-17-2015, 04:15 PM
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And you very well may get lucky seeing as how you are staying with identical carriers. I went from a TrueTrac posi to a spool and ended up having to reshim. Luckily I was able to just move the carrier over and everything lined back up and it did not require a pinion depth adjustment.