trailpsycho
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I am trying to see how many people have had problems with gear clearance issues with 4.86 or similar gear sets when installing a locker, especially an ARB. My installer clearanced the pinion bearing support area as is required with the ARB (and Detroit from what I have heard, so the ring gear/ locker assembly can sit in the case. Now the case webbing/support is right in between the gears of the ring gear. We took measurements of the stock carrier and the ARB from the bearing to the edge of the carrier and they are the same. The 4.86 ring gear is somewhere between 1/4 and 1/8 of an inch thicker than the original gears, so at least 1/8" of that bearing support/webbing on the carrier needs to be removed. It seems excessive. I talked to one guy who does gear set ups for one of this sites sponsors (Bronco vendor), he said it was pretty normal, just remove as little as is required. I am still waiting to hear back from Randy's Ring and Pinion and Mike at Complete Off Road. My installer said he's never seen one need that much clearancing before.
Does anyone here have any experience with a similar setup and how you were able to solve it? Pics? I will take pics once we figure it out, so I can show everyone what was required. It just seems a little much. Thanks for any experience or advice you can share.
John
Does anyone here have any experience with a similar setup and how you were able to solve it? Pics? I will take pics once we figure it out, so I can show everyone what was required. It just seems a little much. Thanks for any experience or advice you can share.
John