Re: Pinion yoke was D300

[Darrel Kline <darrelk@domain.elided>]

Tom wrote:
>Here's another description.  Imagine that instead of the Yoke being bolted
>onto the pinion shaft, the pinion shaft came out another foot... straight
>out.  I could push perpendicular to the shaft, and get some movement.
>
>I did compare it to the front a while ago when I noticed this before... I
>*think* I had a similar amount of movement up front, and I took this to be
>"OK".. I'll have to look at it again to confirm.

>>You shouldn't have any side to side play of the pinion gear, or any
>>end-play for that matter. Of course, some rotational movement is
>>normal...that's that slack between the pinion gear and the ring gear.
>
>Does this count as side-to-side now?  If the pinion nut were loose, it would
>definitely allow the kind of motion I'm talking about.

Yes, we're talking about the same thing.

>Would I want to take advantage of a friend that sets up R&Ps all the time?
>And his shop w/ dial indicators and the lot?  Or could I simply remove the
>carrier and perform the needed work on the pinion shaft w/o doing gear
>patterns n' such?

Changing the preload shims doesn't affect the gear pattern; the pinion
height remains the same.  So, you could do it yourself...if you trust the
guy who installed the TracLok. 

Darrel Kline
Colorado Springs