Topic: 5.29's and an ARB locker

[JOE 88]

i just installed my 5.29 gears with an ARB air locker and i don't have enough clearance between my pinion and my carrier. ARB says to grind down the end of the pinion. has anyone had to do this ?

[Willy Mammoth]

Is the pattern correct and how bad does it hit? Sounds like the pinnion is too deep. Who makes the gears? Also are you sure you don't have V6 gears in a 4 cyl housing?

[JOE 88 [OP]]

that pattern is good. and the pinion does not hit the carrier. the ARB book says that i need .020" of clearance
and i only have .015". this is going in the front which is 4cyl and i also have gears for the back which is 6cyl.
but the boxes that the R&P come in dont specify 4cyl or v6.the only thing that does is the setup kits that i have for them. the gears are made by sierra. i compared that gears from both boxes and they look to be exactly the same. 

[Willy Mammoth]

Well, the key here is that the pattern is good. That's the most important part. You are talking about 5 thousands of an inch. That's not a lot, but you have to take in account for heat expansion and you don't want to have them rub and make shavings. If you must, do like ARB says and grind a little off the face of the pinnion. It's not going to hurt so long as you don't leave a sharp edge or get it too hot.

[JOE 88 [OP]]

ok i think that is what im going to do then.  thank you very much

[Crawler677]

Im amazed Zuk hasnt posted in here yet. I dont know him personally but he has an awesome website and in some of the write ups this is mentioned.