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Coast Drive
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2) The first step is to cover both sides of three or four teeth on opposite sides of the ring gear with marking compound.
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Reading PaUerns on Used Gears
Pay the most attention to the pattern on
the coast side of the ring gear when set -
ling up used gea rsets. This area pro-
vides the best indicator becau se it is
usua ll y wo rn less. Th e reverse wi ll be
true on standa rd cut ring gears used on
front ax les, so use the drive side for
read in g the pattern.
3) Rotate the ring gear in both directions over the painted areas using the pinion yoke to spin it. Supply some drag on the ring
gear while doing it. This w ill help give you a nice clear pattern like this one. The pattern on the drive side is most important to
read on rear axles, but if a standard CuI ring gear is used up front read the coast side. On reverse cu t gears up front, read the
drive side. This is an acceptab le pattern, bu t look at the followin g figures for more info on reading pa!!erns.
Acceptable Patterns
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4) These are all acceptable patterns. You wan t to see pa!!erns that have soft edges to them. In general, pattern movements can
be summarized this way:
1) Moving the pinion gear closer to the carrier will move the drive side pattern closer to the flank and sligh tly toward the toe.
The coast pattern will move deeper toward the tooth flank and slightly toward the heel.
2) Moving the pinion away from the carrier will move the drive pa!!ern toward the face and slightly to the heel. The coast side
will move toward the face and to the toe.
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5) These patterns show a pinion thai is too close to the carrier. In this case you wou ld remove shim thickness. How much thick-
ness \0 remove is a guesstimate, but it's generally recommended to do it in .OOS-inch increments.
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6) These show pattern s indicating the pinion is too far away from the carrier. In this case, you would add thickness in .005-
inch increments until the correct pattern is obtained .