ring and pinion pattern check
After locally sourcing a Yukon Gear shim kit at Autozone, I combined two shims to achieve .0255.
.0255 shim, .007 backlash
You can tell that the pattern is moving in the correct direction, but the coast side was still too close to the face of the teeth.
Next I tried .0285.
.0285 shim, .006 backlash
Again, everything moved in the correct direction. The drive side is centered root to face and almost centered heel to toe. Also, the marking has no sharp/dark edges. The coast side is not centered, but the marking is no longer in the corner and has no sharp/dark edges.
Comparing the .0285 to the .0295 shown above, while the .0295 pattern seems more "centered," I think the markings with the .0285 are a bit "smoother," although I'm probably splitting hairs at this point.
I am most likely going to go with .0285. Does anyone have any thoughts (or even read this far)?
Thanks.
After locally sourcing a Yukon Gear shim kit at Autozone, I combined two shims to achieve .0255.
.0255 shim, .007 backlash
You can tell that the pattern is moving in the correct direction, but the coast side was still too close to the face of the teeth.
Next I tried .0285.
.0285 shim, .006 backlash
Again, everything moved in the correct direction. The drive side is centered root to face and almost centered heel to toe. Also, the marking has no sharp/dark edges. The coast side is not centered, but the marking is no longer in the corner and has no sharp/dark edges.
Comparing the .0285 to the .0295 shown above, while the .0295 pattern seems more "centered," I think the markings with the .0285 are a bit "smoother," although I'm probably splitting hairs at this point.
I am most likely going to go with .0285. Does anyone have any thoughts (or even read this far)?
Thanks.
