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Jul 18, 2010 | 07:22 AM

chafe76

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help with gear pattern

setting up 8.8. Can someone tell me how this pattern looks

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Jul 18, 2010 | 08:44 AM

davida

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Year: 83 CJ7 & '96 XJ & '97 XJ

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Engine: 258ci, 4.0 & 4.0

It's a little hard to see, looks a little off to me, check out this link!

http://www2.dana.com/pdf/5717.pdf

Jul 18, 2010 | 08:46 AM

davida

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Year: 83 CJ7 & '96 XJ & '97 XJ

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Engine: 258ci, 4.0 & 4.0

I think you have Top heel contact

Jul 18, 2010 | 08:52 AM

chafe76

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yeah i was thinking that i needed to shim the pinion more just wanted a second opinion

Jul 18, 2010 | 09:07 AM

OverlandZJ

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Your pattern doesnt look consistent.. are you putting a load on the ring gear as you rotate for pattern?

Take a piece of wood, drop it in wedged between housing and outside of ring gear and guesstimate roughly 40lb resistance on it.

Grease is harder to read a pattern.. NAPA should have some yellow gear compound.