Hi all, I’m in the process of rebuilding a differential that was very much the worse for wear. My question is about the locking rings final resting place. When I stripped the unit down the locking ring's flange sat hard against the torque tube (see photo 6236). Now that I’ve installed new bearings the lip is a millimetre or so out from the edge (photo 6573). I’m comfortable that I’ve tightened it up as best can be and if I tap the pinion or the flange end with a copper mallet there appears to be no movement.
My question is this; is it correct that in the first photo the locking ring was it’s "maximum" position and is the new location is ok? My assumption is that the new bearings are slightly wider than the old ones that that’s what’s causing the gap to appear during the rebuild. I guess I could pull it apart again and measure the bearing width but there is a risk that I’d damage the bearings during extraction so I’d like to avoid that. First lesson for me is to be don’t just check bearing diameters, check widths as well.
Thoughts?
Steve and Tate
My question is this; is it correct that in the first photo the locking ring was it’s "maximum" position and is the new location is ok? My assumption is that the new bearings are slightly wider than the old ones that that’s what’s causing the gap to appear during the rebuild. I guess I could pull it apart again and measure the bearing width but there is a risk that I’d damage the bearings during extraction so I’d like to avoid that. First lesson for me is to be don’t just check bearing diameters, check widths as well.
Thoughts?
Steve and Tate
Steve & Tate Davidson
Perpetual Amateur Austineers
Perpetual Amateur Austineers