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Re: Diff troubles
Old July 2nd, 2003, 06:23 PM   #4
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Re: Diff troubles

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Originally Posted by HP
...maybe that's normal with your type of racing - I don't know. I think the pinion gear lash tends to grow over the years, it could be that an adjustment could prevent a bearing failure - but it's hard to tell.
Drag cars tend to get wear on one side of the pinion/ring gear set, because all the load is forward. Road racing with big, hot, sticky tires and kick-butt suspension puts a lot of coast-side load on the gear set as well, and works the pinion in and out during downshifting and throttle steering.

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