Mar-08-2020 04:40 PM
Mar-21-2020 03:23 PM
Mar-15-2020 01:32 PM
ScottG wrote:Bingo!:B
The 500 mile thing is for the diffs. The owners manuals for both Dodge and GM say so. I don't know about Ford, haven't looked at their manual.
When my buddy bought a new Kenworth, it said the same thing!
Mar-13-2020 01:47 PM
Mar-13-2020 12:00 PM
Bird Freak wrote:Chum lee wrote:Most manufacturers tell you not to tow for the first 500 miles or so. Why do you think that is?jehuty wrote:Bird Freak wrote:jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?
Interesting, didn't know there were a break in procedure for the rear end.
If From incorrect seating, sounds like it can be fixed by readjusting with shims?
When you replaced the ring and pinion, did you kept the same gearing?
Can You also throw us a link of where you purchased?
Would like to do more research about this if there's any mechanical adverse effects left alone or ignored for x amount of miles
IME, once a ring and pinion start whining, unfortunately, it's usually there to stay. The ring and pinion gears are the most highly loaded gear set in the drive train. There is no break in period, BUT, if they are initially set up improperly, they "wear in" very quickly and start to make noise. The noise (and the ring and pinion) may last a normal lifetime (just annoying really) or it may quickly get worse and self destruct. The question to answer is, . . . . . . . "Do you feel lucky?"
Chum lee
Mar-13-2020 10:17 AM
Chum lee wrote:Most manufacturers tell you not to tow for the first 500 miles or so. Why do you think that is?jehuty wrote:Bird Freak wrote:jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?
Interesting, didn't know there were a break in procedure for the rear end.
If From incorrect seating, sounds like it can be fixed by readjusting with shims?
When you replaced the ring and pinion, did you kept the same gearing?
Can You also throw us a link of where you purchased?
Would like to do more research about this if there's any mechanical adverse effects left alone or ignored for x amount of miles
IME, once a ring and pinion start whining, unfortunately, it's usually there to stay. The ring and pinion gears are the most highly loaded gear set in the drive train. There is no break in period, BUT, if they are initially set up improperly, they "wear in" very quickly and start to make noise. The noise (and the ring and pinion) may last a normal lifetime (just annoying really) or it may quickly get worse and self destruct. They question to answer is, . . . . . . . "Do you feel lucky?"
Chum lee
Mar-13-2020 10:15 AM
JRscooby wrote:Very true, Need a good dial indicator to correctly set back lash.Bird Freak wrote:
Any good parts store can get you a ring and pinion set.
Getting the gears is not a issue. But very few shops are trained or equipped to set the clearance.
Mar-13-2020 03:16 AM
Bird Freak wrote:
Any good parts store can get you a ring and pinion set.
Mar-12-2020 04:48 PM
Mar-12-2020 12:41 PM
jehuty wrote:Bird Freak wrote:jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?
Interesting, didn't know there were a break in procedure for the rear end.
If From incorrect seating, sounds like it can be fixed by readjusting with shims?
When you replaced the ring and pinion, did you kept the same gearing?
Can You also throw us a link of where you purchased?
Would like to do more research about this if there's any mechanical adverse effects left alone or ignored for x amount of miles
Mar-12-2020 08:38 AM
Mar-12-2020 06:40 AM
Mar-10-2020 05:07 PM
Mar-10-2020 03:24 PM
Bird Freak wrote:jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?
Mar-09-2020 07:14 PM
jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?