ive got an 87 s-10 3.42 7.625 axle out here and i have crappy highway ratio in the axle under the 82 trans am, its way too high of ratio, 3.42 would be perfect in the car,

so other than a new crush sleeve what else would i need in order to set up the s-10 carrier and gears into the trans am rear ?

how much backlash is good for a used R and P ?

set used gears tooth contact pattern more towards heel or toe ?


thanks

 

For teh S-10 carrier, you need some other carrier, unless you just like working on that rear.

You need bearings and a shim kit, and a handful of tools.

For a used R&P, I'd suggest .006" - .009".... basically, to the low side of the tolerance range. But not below .005". Gears (or any other piece of metal) "grow" when they get hot, and the backlash goes away; better to have a little too much, than end up in a situation with "negative backlash". I have learned from hard experience, that 2 metal parts can't occupy the same volume at the same time.

 

have learned from hard experience, that 2 metal parts can't occupy the same volume at the same time

lol so true hehe

metals dont like it when another invades its space! :P


For teh S-10 carrier, you need some other carrier, unless you just like working on that rear.


im totally lost on what you mean there

just not seeing it, its not clicking in my brain right now,

you mean that the s-10 carrier wont work in the t/a housing ?
or ?
arent 82 trans am axles 7.625 ?
no ?
they actually 7.5" ?





thanks