leaking rear pinion seal 94 JGC
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Well of course this is impossible to determine but the chips on the ring
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f83dcc4.42487644@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
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Well of course this is impossible to determine but the chips on the ring
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f83dcc4.42487644@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f83dcc4.42487644@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
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Well of course this is impossible to determine but the chips on the ring
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f83dcc4.42487644@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
gear looked like the primary locus of damage to me.
Earle
"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f83dcc4.42487644@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:01:48 -0600, "Earle Horton"
> <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote:
>
> > Many people like to use a hammer to get the yoke off, but
> >in my opinion this is a bad idea as you can damage the bearings or even
the
> >ring and pinion with this method. A "Five Star" Dodge dealer did this to
a
> >van that I owned and later wound up replacing the ring and pinion,
carrier
> >bearings, etc. at their cost.
>
> This didn't happen because they took the yoke off with a hammer. It
> happened because when they put the flange back on they tightened it
> too much, crushed the crush sleeve beyond limits and increased the
> preload on the pinion bearings.
> They probably had to replace the carrier bearings and gears because
> they were damaged by all the metal floating around in there that came
> off the pinion bearings that came apart.
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM
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