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After finalizing the pinion depth, it was time to dial in the backlash, which simply determines how much the pinion gear will turn before engaging the ring gear. Moving the spool and ring gear closer to the driver side using carrier shims increases backlash, while moving it closer to the passenger side decreases backlash. Bill says that a range of 0.008 to 0.012 inch is acceptable, but he prefers a tighter 0.008-inch setting when using new gears so that backlash will still be within the ideal window once the ring-and-pinion assembly fully breaks in. View Related Article
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