New pinion and ring installation

I know my arm and hand hurt from manually pressing the bearing on and off:LOL: 1 more time is no big deal now:CRY:

.037 pinion shim thickness and .014 on lash....I think I have a combo of .041 or .042 I can try on the pinion.Which will give me the .004 to .005 that I need to make some more yellow marks..:LOL: :CRY: :confused: as I shim more under the pinion the backlash seems to get smaller...When I had the correct pinion shim with the old bearing everything was right on ,hopefully it will do the same again.

Thnx,I think it may be back to where it belongs,thnx to murphy:LOL:

1..more....I tried the best I could on these pics ,but the weather is over cast and the shadows are falling all over the place ,but I think they are readable.The backlash is at .011 now:3dSMILE:
I got carried away with the compound this time too ,which makes the bottom of the proof marks seem a little less than they are.

.011 on the backlash ,I need to do the final crush sleeve ,clean the bearings and case again,lightly oil and re-assemble,I think that may be it ?:)
20-25 inch pounds rotational resistance on pinion only
gear mitre ,good:)
lightly oil bearings
55-60 ft lbs on bearing caps on carrier
grease all seals
install spider gears
install axels
replace cover!!!!

Update....all buttoned back up and looking good,thnx to all your patient help Denny!!:D
Sry about the delay on acknowledging my appreciation,I dont know if I ate too many gear oil sandwiches or the 20th can of brakeclean got me ,but I been sick as a dog:eek:
I wanted to post on how big of a help you were on this project and the fact that it would not have happened without your help.Heres a pic of if back on all 4 legs again and ready to move under its own power again after 3 years:LOL: