Thread: New pinion and ring installation

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My brain is making fish sounds!!!
Soo just to make sure..... The toe is the inner part of the ring,I am currently too far on the heel.In order to make the pattern move to the inner part of the ring,the pinion needs to travel closer to the back of the truck{more pinion shim}?
Thnx for the pics Denny,the ones from Richmond were lacking to say the least I now have a good reference of which side of the ring teeth are drive and coast ,what the correct gear mitre should look like,and how to achieve this.
Now I just need to remove and re-install Then start the checks over

PATTERN MOVEMENTS SUMMARIZED
...Pinion shims usually must be moved in .003 of an inch increments to notice a pattern change. If a pattern is heavy toe subtract shims. If a pattern is heavy heel add shims.
(1) Decreasing backlash moves the ring gear closer to the pinion.

Drive pattern (convex side of gear) moves slightly lower and toward the toe.

Coast pattern (concave side of gear) moves lower and toward the toe