Backlash, pinion depth, tooth pattern, pinion and carrier-bearing preload—what does it all mean? When used in reference to an automobile, these terms usually apply to the rearend (or differential) and ...

Installing new gears and differentials is one of those jobs that even skilled mechanics and fabricators typically don't like to tackle at home for many reasons. Setting up gears requires specialized ...

Setting up a Salisbury, or integral-carrier-type, rearend has always been a difficult proposition, but Reider Racing has come up with trick adjustable carrier shims to make assembling these third ...

A ring-and-pinion change is one of those mechanical operations that's both simple and complex. It's far below heart surgery, but many four-wheelers still act like they'd rather tackle open heart ...

An accurate, mounted preload setting can be achieved for bearings in a 2-TS spindle to meet speed, stiffness, and accuracy requirements that will promote high-quality surfaces finishes for machined ...

This is the second of two reports. See Push/Pull Method for Preloading 2-TS Spindles: Why Preload? Preload force is very sensitive to the preload dimensional setting. The setting tolerance for a 2-TS ...