Regearing suggestions
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Regearing suggestions
Hey guys, I've got a 30/44 that are beggin for their new gears to be installed!
I have 4.56 gears for the pair and full install kits to match... But I don't have a dial indicator, and I am hesitant to buy one.
Do I absolutely need this tool for the job?
Should I bother attempting gears? I have both axles out and stripped clean waiting for parts.
I was quoted $300 to have the carriers/pinions installed. No other work will be done to them.
Is that a fair price for that work? I'm giving them two empty axles, 2 pinions, and 2 complete carriers.
I have 4.56 gears for the pair and full install kits to match... But I don't have a dial indicator, and I am hesitant to buy one.
Do I absolutely need this tool for the job?
Should I bother attempting gears? I have both axles out and stripped clean waiting for parts.
I was quoted $300 to have the carriers/pinions installed. No other work will be done to them.
Is that a fair price for that work? I'm giving them two empty axles, 2 pinions, and 2 complete carriers.
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Buy a shop press from harbor freight for $150 and a used dial indicator form flea bay.... you are ahead, and can get some friends/ neighbors to pay you for a few small jobs
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This, there is much, much more to installing gears properly than a dial indicator. I have well over 1000$ in tools only for differential installs. Probably closer to 1500$
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Obviously there are lots of things that can go wrong when re-gearing.
Using a HF dial indicator isn't likely to be one of them.
I have bought several of them to build into jigs and fixtures. They all work fine.
Using a HF dial indicator isn't likely to be one of them.
I have bought several of them to build into jigs and fixtures. They all work fine.
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I dxo it all the time, and run my own repair shop.....
It's what i started out with when I opened my shop, then as a deal on a nicer press came along I got it, and solt the chepo, the dial indicators I have are 1 snap on magnetic, and 2 HF ones with vice grips... no problems.
Also a good pull type fish scale is good to have for gears... used it all the time on Mack rear ends... pinion had to have less than 5 lbs of rotating force....
It's what i started out with when I opened my shop, then as a deal on a nicer press came along I got it, and solt the chepo, the dial indicators I have are 1 snap on magnetic, and 2 HF ones with vice grips... no problems.
Also a good pull type fish scale is good to have for gears... used it all the time on Mack rear ends... pinion had to have less than 5 lbs of rotating force....
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Thank you guys, I think I'll be taking them to the shop... I'd be pissed to throw away $500+ to be stuck on the freeway...give myself somebody else to blame haha. Don't suppose anybody here lives in NorCal and wants to help a brother out??
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i have had three jeeps my first one already had a regear kit installed when i got it so i had nothing to do to it other than lift tires .... my question now is i have an xj 01 xj on 33's i want to regear and go to 35's where can i find a regear kit and what else would i need ? any help appriciatted thank you
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$300 for r & p install on 2 axle is very reasonable , let the pros do it . many shops have set up bearings they use before they press on the new permanet bearings on. because they know what they are doing to do the job easy & correctly.
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