diff. pegging and diff reassembly
 

so I had my 3rds out and took the front differential apart. so putting it back together, wondering....how much pressure is supposed to be on the gear. I didn't adjust the peg. I just slid the assembly to it before securing. should I do more? maybe tighten peg then back off X amount of turn?

You should talk to Bill at GBR.

Actually talked to him today (ordered a new front dshaft) I conveniently failed to mention that I disassembled the diff he built me because I thought it was broken.:o:o
When it was an entirely different issue

and......adjust thrush to slightly touch the gear, then back off 1/3 of a flat, on bolt head.

You have any pictures of how the pegged diff looks inside? Wondering how the GBR method compares to the Ashcroft method?

I think so.
I will look. If i don't have a picture I can take one, as I still have the front diff out.
It is just a looks like a big huge bung with a nut and a big huge bolt with softer peg fitted, to the inside. Centered at about 7/16 - 3/8 of an inch from the edge of the back of the ring gear. I will get you a picture

A pic would be sweet. They use some sort of bronze pad? I should have pegged mine when I rebuilt the diffs last year. I might just buy a couple housings from GBR.

peg eh
 

here go. looks/feels like a soft material (bronze pad?) insert within peg, from bolt.
I know you are jelly of my 11gal pressurized gear oiler in the background.:D:cool:

so to recap.
1. get your backlash and preload correct, while putting it together.
2. set caps in place, snug locktited bolts
3. as per rave 66ftlbs on the 4 bolts, criss cross pattern. (I like to torque -10ftlbs, then -5 ftlbs, then final)
4. tighten peg to close encounter (like a whisper, not a yell.....just a hint of drag) with ring gear.
5. back the peg off 1/3 of a flat of bolt head. (this put me 100% back where I started)


a little goop, tighten 10 little bolts and vrum vrummm

Huh. So its just that little nipple, eh?