Gear Pattern Check
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RESURECTIONJK
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Coast side is a little deep but the drive side looks decent. .008 is a little slack but not out of spec. I’d keep at it and see if you can improve the coast side a bit.
CalSgt
Hooked
How are you applying pressure/resistance to the carrier when checking for pattern?
It looks like you’re getting sufficient resistance when doing the coast side but the drive side is hard to read.
Sometimes I’ll thin out the patterning dye with a few drops of oil or ATF to get a better idea of what I’m dealing with. It’s hard to tell if any abrupt edges would be on the drive side of the gear
ETA: I usually tap a chisel between the carrier and housing to get resistance on the assembly to get my pattern. I’ll switch from bottom and top of the carrier depending on which direction it spins so the chisel is being pulled in tighter as I spin the pinion.
@Disciple Off Road patterns he post’s always look great maybe he’ll chime in.
It looks like you’re getting sufficient resistance when doing the coast side but the drive side is hard to read.
Sometimes I’ll thin out the patterning dye with a few drops of oil or ATF to get a better idea of what I’m dealing with. It’s hard to tell if any abrupt edges would be on the drive side of the gear
ETA: I usually tap a chisel between the carrier and housing to get resistance on the assembly to get my pattern. I’ll switch from bottom and top of the carrier depending on which direction it spins so the chisel is being pulled in tighter as I spin the pinion.
@Disciple Off Road patterns he post’s always look great maybe he’ll chime in.