Page:
Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > diff pre-load/shimming?

Nick
Forum Mod

User Avatar

4828 Posts
Member #: 154
Post Whore

Midlands

Just a quick one chaps, having a bit of a brain fart and haven't done this for years.

I've just swapped me CW&P so just about to re-shim the diff and can't remeber the numbers properly.

I've got a 20 thou gap, does that mean i need 12 thou worth of shims in there, or do i need 20 thou worth of shims?

I'm running a quaiffe ATB if that makes any difference?

Cheers :)

On 20th Oct, 2015 Tom Fenton said:

Well here is the news, you are not welcome here, FUCK OFF.


robert

User Avatar

6754 Posts
Member #: 828
Post Whore

uranus

isnt it your 20 thou gap , plus whatever preload you need ,which depends on what type of bearings you have ?


editted for numptiness.

Edited by robert on 14th Apr, 2012.

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM


Nick
Forum Mod

User Avatar

4828 Posts
Member #: 154
Post Whore

Midlands

i have no idea chap, my haynes is really old and just says rod change gearboxes are new fangled things so i'm a bit dubious to trust it.

I'm running pot joints and bearing wise i didn't realise there was more than one type :s mine have thrust face or something written on them?

On 20th Oct, 2015 Tom Fenton said:

Well here is the news, you are not welcome here, FUCK OFF.


paul wiginton
Forum Mod

User Avatar

5933 Posts
Member #: 784
9 times Avon Park Class C winner

Milton Keynes

I give it a 1 thou pre load, so with a 20 thou gap Id fit 21 thou of shims

I seriously doubt it!


Alex

User Avatar

690 Posts
Member #: 1851
Post Whore

Woolavington, Zummerzet

Don't forget the gasket !

20 thou, plus 1 thou preload, minus compressed gasket thickness = shim thickness.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.


Nick
Forum Mod

User Avatar

4828 Posts
Member #: 154
Post Whore

Midlands

Cheers chaps :)

On 20th Oct, 2015 Tom Fenton said:

Well here is the news, you are not welcome here, FUCK OFF.


nala56

User Avatar

825 Posts
Member #: 9661
Post Whore

Sheffield South Yorkshire GB.

Surely if you preload it should be minus 1 thou, not plus..

Main Build
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=489133

Upgrade to Turbo
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=448367&fr=0


nala56

User Avatar

825 Posts
Member #: 9661
Post Whore

Sheffield South Yorkshire GB.



Hope this helps..

Main Build
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=489133

Upgrade to Turbo
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=448367&fr=0


paul wiginton
Forum Mod

User Avatar

5933 Posts
Member #: 784
9 times Avon Park Class C winner

Milton Keynes




On 14th Apr, 2012 nala56 said:
Surely if you preload it should be minus 1 thou, not plus..


No, plus. Minus 1 thou would take load off

I seriously doubt it!


Vegard

User Avatar

7765 Posts
Member #: 74
I pick holes in everything..<p>Chief ancient post excavator

Norway

Also, measure the gasket as they are not at all the same thickness as what the Haynes manual states.

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.



nala56

User Avatar

825 Posts
Member #: 9661
Post Whore

Sheffield South Yorkshire GB.

I realised my mistake after the post, that's why I posted the photo I took from the manual, I got it wrong, sorry..


On 15th Apr, 2012 paul wiginton said:



On 14th Apr, 2012 nala56 said:
Surely if you preload it should be minus 1 thou, not plus..


No, plus. Minus 1 thou would take load off

Main Build
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=489133

Upgrade to Turbo
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...tid=448367&fr=0

Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > diff pre-load/shimming?
Users viewing this thread: none. (+ 1 Guests)  
To post messages you must be logged in!
Username: Password:
Page: