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[Havasu]

Morning. Gears i don't mess with either. I would rather pay to have them done right.

 

[Barrie]

Morning Mark.

 

[Chris]

Morning. Gears i don't mess with either. I would rather pay to have them done right.

Typical California response.

 

[Floorist]

I don't think the tools needed are that expensive.

I don't know about Jeeps. When my in laws bought the '85 Ford van, they had the gears changed to pull a trailer. It messed up the speedometer and ruined the gas mileage, and my inlaws kept the original gears. When I wanted to put the original gears back, it took a special tool that only Ford had to set the gaps and they wanted $700. for it. So I never changed it. Oh and the local dealer wanted $1000 to change them for me.

 

[Barrie]

I don't know about Jeeps. When my in laws bought the '85 Ford van, they had the gears changed to pull a trailer. It messed up the speedometer and ruined the gas mileage, and my inlaws kept the original gears. When I wanted to put the original gears back, it took a special tool that only Ford had to set the gaps and they wanted $700. for it. So I never changed it. Oh and the local dealer wanted $1000 to change them for me.

Morning Rusty, I believe it's a dial run-out gauge. You have measure where the pinion gear and the ring gear are riding and how much backlash there is.

 

[Chris]

Morning Rusty, I believe it's a dial run-out gauge. You have measure where the pinion gear and the ring gear are riding and how much backlash there is.

There's ways to get around it but it's time consuming. Check, recheck, change, check, recheck, change, check and so on.

 

[Barrie]

There's ways to get around it but it's time consuming. Check, recheck, change, check, recheck, change, check and so on.

I'm sure there is, I've never taken one apart or put one together.

 

[Chris]

I'm sure there is, I've never taken one apart or put one together.

I've done several lockers and taken ring gears off but never done gears. I have four sets to do now so I guess I'll learn. Bought gears for both jeeps and an arb locker for the cj8. The yj already has a locker.

The xj has been fully built for a few years now and runs awesome but it has a 4cyl carbed motor so it's gutless with 4.10 gears. Going to 4.88 in that one. Also swapping to a 2 barrel carb. Going to 4.10s in the cj8. Want to keep decent highway mileage.

I had a 2006 super duty that had 4.10 and wanted better towing so went to 4.56 and lost every bit of fuel mileage and top speed.

 

[Barrie]

I've done several lockers and taken ring gears off but never done gears. I have four sets to do now so I guess I'll learn. Bought gears for both jeeps and an arb locker for the cj8. The yj already has a locker.

The xj has been fully built for a few years now and runs awesome but it has a 4cyl carbed motor so it's gutless with 4.10 gears. Going to 4.88 in that one. Also swapping to a 2 barrel carb. Going to 4.10s in the cj8. Want to keep decent highway mileage.

I had a 2006 super duty that had 4.10 and wanted better towing so went to 4.56 and lost every bit of fuel mileage and top speed.

4:56 is definitely off road only.

 

[Floorist]

Morning Rusty, I believe it's a dial run-out gauge. You have measure where the pinion gear and the ring gear are riding and how much backlash there is.

I checked with auto part stores and Snap-On and they all told me it was a "Ford only" gauge.

 

[Barrie]

I checked with auto part stores and Snap-On and they all told me it was a "Ford only" gauge.

https://completeoffroad.com/i-8324075-differential-setup-tool-kit-diff-setup-kit.html

 

[Havasu]

https://completeoffroad.com/i-8324075-differential-setup-tool-kit-diff-setup-kit.html

I hear the Ford explorer has compatible 410 gears

 

[Barrie]

I hear the Ford explorer has compatible 410 gears

If you can find the right one in a salvage yard.

 

['Cause]

Your on your own with that, I have never set up a differential.

I have, three or four a week in my shop

 

[Barrie]

In have, three or four a week in my shop

Sounds like Chris needs to hook up his camper and visit with you.

 

[Floorist]

I get so tired of dealing with customer reps. I need a new trailer jack. I have checked with Amazon, Walmart, E bay and Harbor Freight, not one of them can tell me the distance between the mounting bolts on the ones they sell. They can vary between 2 3/4 " to 5 " in the triangle pattern.

 

[Floorist]

I think I finally found one.

 

[Chris]

I think I finally found one.

I can measure mine and tell you tge model. I just replaced a few of them

 

[Floorist]

This one is built on a military frame from the 1950s. Everything is different on it.

 

[Chris]

This one is built on a military frame from the 1950s. Everything is different on it.

That's when I'm glad I know how to weld