[FC] Left Differenial Side Bearing

[Bill Wells]

Don,

The side adjusters on the differential don't control
lateral movement of the stub axles and U-joint. They
are there to support and pre-load the diff bearings.
If you have excessive side to side movement, you have
wear of the side gears or on the differential carrier
inside the case. I see this mostly on the passenger
side(the short stub side). The fix is to swap carriers
or sleeve the bore. I have done both and they each
require disassembling the diff completely.
Good Luck,
Bill
--- S Ralph <dsralph@att.net> wrote:
> I'm getting my Greenbrier ready for the trip to KY.
> 
> While checking and greasing the u-joints, I found
> that I had a little
> lateral play in the left side bearing. I was able to
> remove this play by
> tightening the adjusting ring three notches.  I
> replaced the side seal a
> couple of years ago because it was leaking and it
> has not leaked at all
> since then.
> 
> My questions is how tight is too tight for the left
> side bearing?
> 
> Don




	
		
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