Setting up a new ring and pinion has been something I have always left to others because I knew little about doing it. Recently I had a opportunity to skirt it once again but I couldn't resist the temptation. I knew that I needed to educate myself in order to take on this challenge. I went to the web and studied different sites that gave ideas. I also went to the pirate site and they had some real good blogs on it. I got to learn by the mistakes of others.
Well once I got into it it wasn't so bad. I made up a set of trial bearings and races to get the shims right without continually pulling the bearings off after pressing them on. That worked great. I got the tip off of the Pirate blog. I got to make use of my dial indicator with its magnetic base to set up the back lash. Also armed with a good torque wrench and a good digital caliper, dead blow hammer and brass drifts, along with an assortment of other tools, I went to work. I found that it wasn't so bad and I discovered that I should not have run from it all these years.
So my advice is when something new comes along that you have not done, first educate yourself and give it the big try. I have some pic's of my final pattern on the ring gear. Your gear heads take a look and read my pattern. I believe it is what the books call for.
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Well it is time now to get on with the next project. Funny thing you have to work on it before you can take it out and play with it. =D>