disciplerocks's B2 build thread

[RangerSVT]

Yep, semi float axles suck, thats why SVT is upgrading to full float
SVT

 

[birddog321]

And There really isn't much damage on the drivers side, just the door got pushed in when I had it removed one time. I'm too lazy to pull the inside panel and punch it back out.QUOTE]

Just use a Plunger and suck that $hit out.

 

[disciplerocks]

Hey Rick, any tips on removing the ring gear without damaging anything?

 

[RangerSVT]

Pull all the bolts out of the carrier, then with the ring gear facing down, take a punch that is smaller than the threads of the ring gear, and drive the ring gear off the carrier, using two holes 180* from each other on the ring gear (The ring gear is tempered and won't hurt beating on it, just make sure your punch is not a tight fit inside the holes risking damaging the threads (IE, If your bolts are 9/16, use a 3/8" punch, etc)...
SVT

 

[disciplerocks]

Thanks Rick. My punch has walked off, but a small bolt worked just fine.

Been a crappy few days, but I finally got back in the garage today and got it welded up, ring gear swapped, and carrier installed. I reused the shims that were in there and it feels like a perfect fit, but I've never setup gears before. Going to try to find some marking compound tomorrow. O'riellys didn't have any.

 

[88_Eddie]

if you cant find the marking compound, i've heard of people using lipstick

 

[disciplerocks]

Good idea. I'll have to see if the woman has some.

 

[RangerSVT]

if you cant find the marking compound, i've heard of people using lipstick

I want to meet the girl that uses white or yellow lipstick
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[disciplerocks]

Worked. Thanks. Looks like I need to increase the backlash.

 

[Bray D]

You can't tell by looking. Put a dial indicator on it. Even then, you don't know what it should be because you didn't measure it before removing the old carrier, or did you?

 

[RangerSVT]

I doubt it, he don't have one...
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[-Nathan-]

gotta bust your balls on this one, made me laugh....being able to tell the backlash by looking at a ring gear with lipstick on it

 

[dangerranger83]

Ive heard of lip stick and even white tooth paste.

 

[disciplerocks]

Saved me a trip to the parts store. And no I dont have a dial indicator.

 

[doorgunner]

no indicator? you need to be able to rotate the pinion flange about 1/4" to the left or right once the nut is torqued down before it turns the ring gear.....(check the pinion slack on a newer vehicle to get an idea how much the flange should rotate before it turns the ring-gear while the vehicle is in nuetral--BLOCK the wheels first!)

of course....there's no substitute for an indicator