Re: Ring and Pinion

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

>Greg Hermann wrote:
>> You can do this if you are willing to settle for less preload across the
>> carrier bearings than you ought to have.
>> If you go for the full preload on these bearings, you will brinnell the
>> carrier bearings if you don't use a spreader. Without all of the preload,
>> everything will work fine, just the gears and bearings will not last as
>> long, particularly with high torque loadings.
>
>Really?  That's the first I've heard of this!  I can't seem to FIND a
>spreader if I even WANTED one!

OTC makes them--so try an OTC dealer. Drive Train Industries in Denver, for
one ! The OTC unit is good for anything from a 25 to an 80, plus lots of GM
stuff.

Greg