ORIGINAL: Lex
Guys,
Correct me if I'm wrong but I recently changed my diffs to the aluminum ones and found a single shim on one side of each diff case. The thing was that I had to place the shim on the opposite side of the case when using the aluminum as compared to the plastic one. I made the mistake of putting it back together without changing sides only to find the meshing of gears extremely harsh. The tip to change the shim to the other side came from someone on this forum. Know works like a charm.
I just finished replacing my stock diffs with the alumies and I'm now having that harsh gear meshing problem, all I did was open up the only case, take out what was in it put it in the new case exactly how it was in the old case and then seal up the old case, now when I turn the shaft it seems like its binding or grinding, but when I take it apart to look at it, the gear mesh is perfect???
I didn't think this job was difficult at all to do, but now that I don't have smooth turning its turning into a pain in the butt. I opened the old diff case and did not notice any shims, just the bevel gears and bearings. and some grease.
Any help would be great
The Bird Man