Thread: Contact pattern
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Old 08-24-2020, 01:46 PM   #17
kwmech
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Re: Contact pattern

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Originally Posted by Dleslie212 View Post

Edit - after a little reading, I think I may have screwed up. I did all my shimming and checking contact patterns with my old crush sleeve in place. Is that a mistake? I’m thinking it doesn’t change the pinion depth, so it should be fine?
Crush sleeve not needed at all to check set-up. Bearings need to be seated and a light drag on the pre-load to get gear contact pattern. That's all.
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