What Brand 10 Bolt Gears and Rebuild Kit Did You Buy?
03-04-2016, 07:21 PM
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What Brand 10 Bolt Gears and Rebuild Kit Did You Buy? Hey guys I'm planning to do a 10 bolt rebuild and looking for some feedback. My 10 bolt has held up fine to my abuse and I typically don't drive the car often or too hard. I don't see much options for gears accept for Motives and Richmond on the Ws6store. Are there any other brands to choose from?
And for the rebuild kit, I hear from the research that the ratech kit has flimsy shims and may be a pain to use. The motive rebuild kit looks good and uses timken bearings. Anyone have experience with these kits and gears?
Getting a 12 bolt or 9" is out of the question, I can't afford it right now. I know the risks with rebuilding the 10 and I am fine with it. Thanks for any feedback
And for the rebuild kit, I hear from the research that the ratech kit has flimsy shims and may be a pain to use. The motive rebuild kit looks good and uses timken bearings. Anyone have experience with these kits and gears?
Getting a 12 bolt or 9" is out of the question, I can't afford it right now. I know the risks with rebuilding the 10 and I am fine with it. Thanks for any feedback
03-05-2016, 06:56 AM
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ALL rebuild kits that contain shims have flimsy shims. The OEM is setup at the factory with ONE shim/spacer on each side of the carrier to set lash and carrier bearing preload. They have an incredible amount and are able to use the proper thickness with only one shim/spacer/washer. Rebuild kits have to supply many very thin shims for you to able to get the proper combination.
03-05-2016, 10:41 AM
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I will go with the motives and the ratech kit with a solid pinion spacer. With the solid spacer, can I install it and uninstall it as many times as I like until I get the gear pattern I like. Or should I just use the old pinion nut and finish off with the solid spacer and new nut once I figure out which shims I want to use.
03-06-2016, 11:17 AM
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When your checking patterns you dont use your spacer. You take an old nut and run it in till the bearings are seated but still roll, the objective is simply zero play and how much they drag really isnt important. Setting up a pinion spacer each pattern check would be tedious and not necessary.
03-06-2016, 03:42 PM
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When your checking patterns you dont use your spacer. You take an old nut and run it in till the bearings are seated but still roll, the objective is simply zero play and how much they drag really isnt important. Setting up a pinion spacer each pattern check would be tedious and not necessary.