shawn
07-27-2005, 06:51 PM
I've set up a few ring and pinions. And on most new gear sets you buy, the piniom has the measurement stamped on the face of the gear, the measurement is the distance from the face of the gear to the center of the carrier bearings.
In the past I have used a parallel across the surfaces that the bearing caps bolt to, and measured with a depth gauge to the face of the pinion. but I have found that it doesn't get you as close as is needed. I think it is because the surfaces that the bearing caps bolt to are not neccessarliy the "real" center of the carrier bearing. I've been wondering if making a tool for this purpose would be helpful, of course a different too for each differnt axle.
I was thinking something like..........
Two pieces machined to the diameter of the carrier bearing(slighly smaller so it will slide on and off), cut in half (maybe), and a slot to set some sort of parrallel across the center that will get you the exact center of the carrier bearings to measure from.
Or, am I messed in the head? Is there already a better way?
In the past I have used a parallel across the surfaces that the bearing caps bolt to, and measured with a depth gauge to the face of the pinion. but I have found that it doesn't get you as close as is needed. I think it is because the surfaces that the bearing caps bolt to are not neccessarliy the "real" center of the carrier bearing. I've been wondering if making a tool for this purpose would be helpful, of course a different too for each differnt axle.
I was thinking something like..........
Two pieces machined to the diameter of the carrier bearing(slighly smaller so it will slide on and off), cut in half (maybe), and a slot to set some sort of parrallel across the center that will get you the exact center of the carrier bearings to measure from.
Or, am I messed in the head? Is there already a better way?