Had some me time

[B67FSTB]

Time to assemble that diff.
It takes alot of force to crush that crush sleeve between the bearings by tighning that pinion nut !!!

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[B67FSTB]

Assembled and torqued to specs.

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[B67FSTB]

Should I go deeper ?
I did some calculation on which shim I should use for pinion depth.
But after 5 times , taking thinner shims, I came to the tickness that the axle came with ???
Started with .61mm, went up .65mm . Not good at all.
Then took a one step thinner shim.
First pic was with .58mm
Second pic was with .55mm
Third pic is with the standart shim at .52
Should I go smaller ? To me it looks good.

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[B67FSTB]

Axiale movement of ring gear is 0.002 inch
Backlash is 0.009 inch. Tight but within specs.
Final adjustment. Pattern OK ?
Any comments are welcome.

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[Horseplay]

I'm far from an expert but the location of the pattern looks good to me based on all the stuff I have seen

 

[B67FSTB]

Thats my thought too. Tomorrow I gonna/ try to fine tune it more.
A bit more lower into the teeth.

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[B67FSTB]

Ok. Final adjustment done. Backlash ok. Started with a thicker shim as the diff came with but ended up with the same thickness .
Maybe its normal cause the pinion and ring gear are orignal ford parts. ?
Drive side and coast side.

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[Horseplay]

I appreciate your effort to get it right. That's the differernce between what will be a very satisfying car to own and drive and a never ending project car. Well done!

 

[B67FSTB]

Thx. Appreciate it. Finished diff.
Next will be the rear end housing but for that it must get a bit warmer outside.
Whats next ?

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[limeyboy]

That looks really good Bruno, just out of interest as you know I had one made and shipped from NJ for about $1,100 ( $300 shipping ) and wondered what the parts cost you as I still have my original pumpkin which could be a "spare tru-track" with a different
ratio.

 

[B67FSTB]

Jeff
Approximatily :
300 € complete 9 inch axle ( cheap)
300 € ring and pinion gear (orig Ford part# )
770 € true trac + rebuilt kit plus shipping/tax
Bought true trac plus rebuilt kit at jegs.
BTW Don't dissamble your pumpkin cause prior dissambling you have to take measurements.!!!





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[limeyboy]

Bruno,
Good tip and thanks for the info I'm spending my time trying to get the camber and caster at the moment, she drives OK but as I've changed "everything" under the car I want it set right, I had a friend do the toe in but he cant do the rest but another friend has a Hawkeye system at his business and he's going to try and get clamps to put the Mirrors?? on the front wheels, there is not enough clearance for the standard ones with my lowered front.
Do you ever come across Cleveland engines over there, Hen's teeth here, nothing wrong with mine but I'd love to "tinker" with one, the last engine I worked on was a GSX 1100, 4th gear had a whine so I split the case changed the gear and was then told "they will last forever with that whine"!!!!

 

[B67FSTB]

Last december I had the chance to buy a fresh 351C 4 bolt main at a very reasonable price. Cause with my freshly " hip replacement " I couldn't handle the 700Km drive to the seller. Damm !!
Now and then a 351C comes up but need totally rebuild.
And then you have shipping from the old continent to that big island !! And Tax since you have that Brexit !!!

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[B67FSTB]

BTW. To set up a good front alignment , you begin with the steeringbox.
Inspect when the steeringwheel is in its middle position , you can turn the steeringwheel in equal turns both sides. Otherwise your steeringbox imput shaft is not centered when you drive straight out.
In this case , find midpoint of imput shaft steeringbox and adjust steeringwheel to its imput shaft.
Then set toe-in roughly.
Now you can work on caster and camber.
Then toe-in again .
You can shim the front bolt of UCA to get the 3 degree and still manage that the front wheel sits in the center of the wheelopening.
Every time you alter the front ride height , you have to align the front again !!!


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[limeyboy]

You are right about the tax we have to pay now on anything from the "mainland" that would have been some 700km trip with a "fresh hip"!!
I have tried to set the camber myself ( and I've altered the caster so she self centres a bit better) and she drives "OK" at the moment, so I will wait until I can get it set up properly.

 

[B67FSTB]

I am preparing to sell my 67 vert project.
Too much on my plate for a 62y dude.
Install the engine today with the help of wifey.

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[Horseplay]

Didn't see that one coming but probably a good idea to limit the projects so you can focus on less and get more done. There is definitely a lesson in there for me!

 

[kb3]

I probably have more projects left than I have life, but I am not ready to sell any of them yet. I am a few years away from retirement and I figure these projects will keeping me from being a pest to the wife. What I don’t finish will be the boy’s problem to offload when I am gone!

 

[KBMWRS]

" I figure these projects will keeping me from being a pest to the wife"

Too late.

 

[B67FSTB]

Have to do alot of work in and around the house. Renew my heating system so my solarpanels can be integrated along with a heatpump. Raingutter from the porch and workplace need to be renewed. New HR+ glass in all windows. Do this together with a guy who can handle a silicongun properly.Shooting Poetin.Next week my BIL solarpanels have to be taken down cause his rooftiles have to be renewed. So later on those have to be installed back on the roof.Just a bit busy I guess.

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