Dana 60 Ring And Pinion Installation Instructions

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Dana 60 ring and pinion installation instructions.

Torque specs for the dana 60 are 120 ft lbs. Pinion depth checker kits proform http amzn to 2a. If you re changing the ring and pinion or the pinion bearings remove the pinion nut with an air gun while holding the yoke or use a long breaker bar and brace the yoke bolt it to a long board so that it can t move. 6 with the pinion gear installed position ring.

Install ring gear bolts with a six point socket and torque. Dana 60 arb and ring and pinion installation. The job being done. We have personally experienced good results using the techniques in these instructions while setting up over forty thousand differentials.

Ring gear and pinion tooth pattern interpretation. Dana 60 110 85 ford 8 70 50 60 ford 8 8 70 70 85 ford super 8 8 irs 97 102 76 89 ford 9 70 120 80 90 gm 8 4 65 60 gm 8 6 60 65 gm 12 bolt 8 875 45 60 65 fastener choice affects the amount of torque that can be applied. Gleason gear design manuals dana spicer instruction manuals technical bulletins and general motors repair manuals. Ring and pinion gears are designed to be set up and run with exact tolerances.

When setting the pinion position many of the service manuals required a final pinion position check by using gauges that verified the dimension from the center line of the differential carrier center line of ring gear to the face of the pinion button. Dana 44 and 60 rear axle housings establish pinion depth by placing a shim underneath the large inner pinion bearing race. Then loctite the pinion nut and tighten to 15 inch pounds rotating torque with used bearings or 25 inch pounds with new bearings. Pinion depth the distance from the face of the pinion gear to the centerline of the ring gear.

5 once the pinion depth is achieved install a new crush collar preload shim pack for dana s and seal. Eaton performance ring pinion installation instructions. You must use red loctite or equivalent thread locker on the threads of these bolts. Hope you dig it.

This is adjusted by adding or subtracting shims to the inner pinion bearing. During the ring pinion installation there are four pr imary adjustments that will need to be made. Knock the pinion gear out to the rear with a brass punch taking care not to damage the threads.