RE: Rebuilding an 8.75 rear

[Ken Westerlund <kwesterlund@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary,
Thanks...but I already have that info...plus I have all the factory service manuals.
Maybe I should have been more specific. When I said "pinion depth paint marks", I mean the ones that are on the end of the pinions (not the teeth) that were painted by the person on the manufacturing line to indicate the position they should be run in (e.g., -2,-3, etc).
I can't tell if the mark on my pinion is a -3 or a +3. If I can figure it out then I will know which pinion shim to use. 

Regards,
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary H. [mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:17 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Rebuilding an 8.75 rear



See if this helps.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/howto/mopp_0308_mopar_rear_end_gears_set_up/photo_22.html

from

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/drivetrain/mopp_0308_mopar_8_3_4_rear_gear_buildup/index.html

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,
Gary H. 

-----Original Message-----

>Hi,
>Does anyone have experience rebuilding an 8&3/4" rear?
>I am replacing the original 3.23 gears with NOS 3.55 gears and I am trying to decode the pinion depth paint marks. Does anyone know if various images of the paint marks exist? I assume the guys painting the pinions back in 1962 were not too careful since I can't tell if the mark is a -3 or a +3. 
>Regards,
>Ken  


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