From: uniquemachine@cybcon.com
Date: Mon Oct 06 2003 - 13:40:35 PDT
You absolutely need to have it reset. The $100 you save from
having someone set it will not compensate for the many $100's it
will cost to replace it all when it self destructs. Detriot, gears,
bearings, seals, etc..... are very expensive.
Jon
> Alan,
> You might get lucky that way, but, given the fact that you are
> replacing the carrier, you really should have it set up properly.
> The shims are not only there to account for differences in the
> housings, but for the carriers as well. There is a high likelihood
> that the Detroit carrier and your stock carrier are not exact
> twins...
>
> --Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loshbaugh, Alan J." <LoshbaughA@missouri.edu>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:57 PM
> Subject: [MV] M715 front axle detroit install
>
>
> > I got the rear installed: super easy as it drops into the rear dana
> > 70's existing carrier...I have questions about the front detroit
> > replacement carrier...Is it really as easy as pulling the old
> > carrier, moving bearings, shims and ring gear to the new detroit? I
> > had several friends that did that, and that had no issues later...I
> > see no need to go thru setup procedures again not changing
> > ratios...Please mail me direct along with the list if you can help,
> > as I very seldom have time to get thru the digest mode materials!
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