| Re: [GMCnet] That $@@(&&)! Final Drive bracket! [message #321749 is a reply to message #321747] |
Mon, 07 August 2017 08:38   |
jimk
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You should remove the cover to align the spline and also to give more clearance.
Yes, you can luck out w/o doing it.
All our techs are instructed to do it with covers off.
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> On Aug 7, 2017, at 6:19 AM, Jon Roche wrote:
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> I do not have any idea on the covers, if you need to remove or not. I am just saying he had the covers off both final drives when he removed them.
> (They were both 3.70)
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> We used a tranny jack(lift style) to raise and lower. I will say having cover off gave a good way to stableize and move the final drive. It was
> awkward coming out and was a little potential of having it slip out of our hands and drop, but worked out fine.
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> I took some measurments and I am going to build a final drive support for when I do mine. i envision a horseshoe cut piece of steel, with a couple
> pins that match up with where the case spreaders will fit. Welded at the correct angle to a flat base.
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> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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