need4speed Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Look. I'll be honest. I have nothing personal against ashcrofts. I have spent loads on their stuff in the past which is maybe why i felt let down a little. Its like i said before, say the diff bearing is too loose, how are you supposed to tell if you need to add 2 thou of shim, 4 thou of shim, and so on... A rattle-slack fit is a rattle-slack fit. You cant tell that by feel. Anyway it doesnt matter now as i got a transmission specialist near me to lend me the special tools (that he uses every time) to double check the preload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 A rattle-slack fit is a rattle-slack fit. You cant tell that by feel. Yes you can - it'll rattle (that he uses every time) to double check the preload. How do you know - are you there every time ? Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymorris Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Look. I'll be honest. I have nothing personal against ashcrofts. I have spent loads on their stuff in the past which is maybe why i felt let down a little. I don't understand why you feel let down , Dave answered the phone and told you how to do the job which he didn't have to do , most people in business would have told you to pop it on a pallet and we'll fix it ! Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwilliams Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 To answer the original question, unless you change the box castings, and so long as the original parts are undamaged, you won't need to re-shim the bearings. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bristol Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 so just to check you have been complaining since pretty much your second posting about a free forum not giving you free advice to save you spending money on something that needs rebuilding. Which bit of ungrateful are you struggling to comprehend when people get upset with your comments? There is no requirement for members to advise, and as it is not a professional service you cannot really demand answers from the volunteers that post here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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