12 bolt pinion shim - Page 2

3 window · 06-02-2023, 08:15 PM

So here we are at .030 shim and .0075 backlash. This gear is used and from ‘66 so it’s got some miles on it.

Mark Yacavone · 06-04-2023, 11:03 PM

Don't know what you're doing with this car but it's probably a hair deep.
I'd try a .027-.028 if you're not in a big hurry. ;-)

3 window · 06-06-2023, 08:29 PM

Just drove it. Quiet as a church mouse. Thanks everyone.

06-02-2023, 08:15 PM	#11
3 window Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 15 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 12 bolt pinion shim So here we are at .030 shim and .0075 backlash. This gear is used and from ‘66 so it’s got some miles on it. Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2023, 11:03 PM	#12
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,808 Likes: 2,899 Liked 5,109 Times in 1,947 Posts	Re: 12 bolt pinion shim Don't know what you're doing with this car but it's probably a hair deep. I'd try a .027-.028 if you're not in a big hurry. ;-) __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

06-06-2023, 08:29 PM	#13
3 window Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 15 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 12 bolt pinion shim Just drove it. Quiet as a church mouse. Thanks everyone.