The differential is finally finished!
After preloading the pinion bearings and carrier bearings with shims to get the right tension on the bearings, I adjusted the gasket thickness on each side until I got a good pattern on the gears and correct backlash. Next I put in the axles and spyder gears and safety wired the bolts on the carrier. Installed the unit in the housings and torqued to specs.
Next big job is to install the main leaf spring and shackles so I can add the other leaves. Greased up all the leaves and started assembling them. It took four hands and a lot of clamps to get this strong spring back together. Good thing daughter Sarah was home to help!
After getting the spring leaves together and the clamps around them it was time to install the unit in the car frame. With Sarah's help and a jack we got her to fit nicely back under the cross member where we bolted it in. This took longer than anything on the car so far but I hope a nice quiet differential will be worth all the time and effort when it is finished. Steve
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