Here is a how-to for installing new gears.
10-30-2005, 08:24 AM
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Here is a how-to for installing new gears. I notice a lot of people asking for how-to's, so I wrote one up with pictures & specifications. Hopefully it will help people decide if installing gears is something they can do for themselves or not.
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm
10-30-2005, 05:50 PM
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I want to thank you for making that info available.
I've been working on my own cars for over 3 1/2 decades, but have never tackled the differential (or an auto, but I think I'll put that off a bit).
Your step-by-step is far more detailed than anything I've read in the car mags, or the Helms, for that matter.
I hope to tackle a rebuild next year, if time permits.
Unfortunately, I was unable to get some of the pics to load, but the written info was excellent.
Hopefully you will keep this available, I was able to only skim through once, would like to copy & paste if I can get all the pics to load, (have only a dial up ) if you don't mind.
Thanks again,
Gerald
I've been working on my own cars for over 3 1/2 decades, but have never tackled the differential (or an auto, but I think I'll put that off a bit).
Your step-by-step is far more detailed than anything I've read in the car mags, or the Helms, for that matter.
I hope to tackle a rebuild next year, if time permits.
Unfortunately, I was unable to get some of the pics to load, but the written info was excellent.
Hopefully you will keep this available, I was able to only skim through once, would like to copy & paste if I can get all the pics to load, (have only a dial up ) if you don't mind.
Thanks again,
Gerald
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10-30-2005, 06:58 PM
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Glad you like it Gerald. It will stay up forever, and there are a ton of pictures, that's why it takes so long to load.
Here is the link to the paddle kit : http://www.lmperformance.com/784/1.html
I used motive 4.10s in my car, and I did not need to do anything to my stock paddle to get it to fit. I don't know if I just got lucky, or if it is only other brand gears that need them. In many rear ends, there is an axle pin that is inserted into the carrier to push the axles outward. In the torsen rear ends, it is a little block called a 'paddle' that does the same job. The idea is that with a thicker gear (i.e. 4.10) the stock paddle will not be able to be reinserted because the ring gear teeth will be in the way. I assume that they made the aftermarket paddle two pieces so that you could slide one into the carrier, move it over, and slide the other piece in and then reinsert the paddle screw. It is hard to explain without showing you...Does that make any sense?
Here is the link to the paddle kit : http://www.lmperformance.com/784/1.html
I used motive 4.10s in my car, and I did not need to do anything to my stock paddle to get it to fit. I don't know if I just got lucky, or if it is only other brand gears that need them. In many rear ends, there is an axle pin that is inserted into the carrier to push the axles outward. In the torsen rear ends, it is a little block called a 'paddle' that does the same job. The idea is that with a thicker gear (i.e. 4.10) the stock paddle will not be able to be reinserted because the ring gear teeth will be in the way. I assume that they made the aftermarket paddle two pieces so that you could slide one into the carrier, move it over, and slide the other piece in and then reinsert the paddle screw. It is hard to explain without showing you...Does that make any sense?
