Posted by Glenn [172.70.100.187] on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 09:45:05 :
In Reply to: Ring and Pinion Tooth Pattern posted by Vaughn [172.70.214.46] on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 13:33:14 :
Guys,
So some background on my gear set. I got a new gear set from VPW so it is not a MOPAR part. I needed to replace because someone over the years left water in the differential and severely pitted half of the ring and some of the pinion teeth.
I can confirm I have the correct preload on the pinion and i followed the adjustment method for the ring gear in the manual. I get the tooth pattern like i posted before. I spent sunday playing around with the spacers to vary the pinion preload (all with in spec 35 - 70) and can confirm after all that work nothing changed my tooth pattern.
I do have a second set (as i am doing the front diff also) so I am going to try swapping out the gear set and see if that changes the tooth pattern.
I guess I am looking for advise here. If i cant get the correct tooth pattern even on the new gear set do I look for a new casting??
Thanks
Glenn
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