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1G Rear diff pinion shim
I have a few questions regarding shimming my rear differential pinion gear. I am currently rebuilding a 4 bolt rear diff and I have .015” backlash. Looking for maybe some reference on how much shim to add to the pinion.Also curios if this is a safe website to order a shim pack from? You must...- talonlan3
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- 4 bolt ponion rear differential rebuild shim shimming
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Drivetrain Tech
1G 1ga 90 gsx 1st and 2nd gear grinding
I have a 1990 GSX. I'm confused about the whole shimming/fork vs syncros thing.My 1st gear grinds while rolling almost all the time, unless I go super super slow. At a complete stop it is fine. 2nd grinds below 4k rpm. I have a little bit of play from shifter bushings I presume.At first...- VampireVr4
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- 1ga assembly bushings fork gsx pedal shim shimming syncros tranny
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Drivetrain Tech
W5M33 Shim Thicknesses
Hey guys!So i'm building my box at the moment and I've just run through and done a set of solder crush tests using soft 3mm solder as instructed by the transmission service manual. This box had seen ~80 thousand miles before I removed it due to the crankwalk bolt stripping the thread out of...- 3VOLUTIONIST
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- awd gearbox preload shim shims trans transmission w5m33
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Drivetrain Tech
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