This is how I roll - pics and videos of the destruction
Nov 26, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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TECH Junkie
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This is how I roll - pics and videos of the destruction
and for the video...notice the pinion gear...
http://www.clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=5808DDC85344FCE5
Nov 26, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilde Racing
Wow, don't see that too often. Who installed the gears?
A local 4WD shop about 2 years ago. The install was shady I watched every second of it - no precision tools were used at all! This gearset may end up going thru their front glass
Nov 26, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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That is some pretty good carniage.
FWIW- If the rear hasn't made any noise in the past 2 years it was most likely set-up correctly. Precision tools are not always required to get a ring in pinion set up correctly. As a matter of fact I rarely have to use mine when setting them up. A heavy duty cover with jack bolts against the caps like THIS ONE will strengthen the housing and keep it from flexing. Breaking ring gear teeth typically happens when the housing flexes and the pinion gear is pushing on the outer edge of the teeth instead of on the center or base of the tooth.
FWIW- If the rear hasn't made any noise in the past 2 years it was most likely set-up correctly. Precision tools are not always required to get a ring in pinion set up correctly. As a matter of fact I rarely have to use mine when setting them up. A heavy duty cover with jack bolts against the caps like THIS ONE will strengthen the housing and keep it from flexing. Breaking ring gear teeth typically happens when the housing flexes and the pinion gear is pushing on the outer edge of the teeth instead of on the center or base of the tooth.
Nov 26, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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man that ring gear is in bad shape.....at least it went out good....just shitty that it had to happen at the track..hopefully you had a trailer!! otherwise that could be a expensive trip home!
Nov 26, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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That picture speaks for itself! 
Did they ever tell you what the gear lash was at after they did the install?? I think GM's spec is .008"-.012".
Looks like you may have got a chiped tooth fragment stuck between the teeth, then about a milli-second later..BOOOM!
Did they ever tell you what the gear lash was at after they did the install?? I think GM's spec is .008"-.012".Looks like you may have got a chiped tooth fragment stuck between the teeth, then about a milli-second later..BOOOM!
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Nov 26, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboGibbs
That is some pretty good carniage.
FWIW- If the rear hasn't made any noise in the past 2 years it was most likely set-up correctly. Precision tools are not always required to get a ring in pinion set up correctly. As a matter of fact I rarely have to use mine when setting them up. A heavy duty cover with jack bolts against the caps like THIS ONE will strengthen the housing and keep it from flexing. Breaking ring gear teeth typically happens when the housing flexes and the pinion gear is pushing on the outer edge of the teeth instead of on the center or base of the tooth.
FWIW- If the rear hasn't made any noise in the past 2 years it was most likely set-up correctly. Precision tools are not always required to get a ring in pinion set up correctly. As a matter of fact I rarely have to use mine when setting them up. A heavy duty cover with jack bolts against the caps like THIS ONE will strengthen the housing and keep it from flexing. Breaking ring gear teeth typically happens when the housing flexes and the pinion gear is pushing on the outer edge of the teeth instead of on the center or base of the tooth.
Nov 26, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
if it didnt howl or jerk or do anything out of teh ordinary for 2 years it was probably set up good...but at least its cheeper than a tranny..how did you get back to your house?? i know whats its like gettin broke down..my trucks been on a trailor and tow rope several times
I rented a car hauler trailer but it was too short. I had connections with a wrecker company - they sent a rollback wrecker and we loaded it on that. Uhaul can suck a nut for making a trailer 6" too friggin' short
