Kaaz LSD install / review

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Blown_xa

Yes I do... Have a good assortment of pullers, and a couple of cheap ones which you don't mind modifying. Fifth gear itself has a lip for the puller, but most arms are too thick to fit under the lip. I had to flatten the arm points. And use a puller which has a cross bar ( keeps arms from spreading).

I'm actually past this point, and on the verge of reassembling it. I may have to replace a few gears that were damaged, and will definitely replace the bearings/seals, but the synchros all seem to be in good shape. As far as checking the bearing preload, I have access to a few different precision torque wrenches/watches, so that should only be a minor pain to set.

Oh, when I was pulling apart the bell housing and gearbox, I dinged the inside of the outer bearing sleeves (where the bearing between 4th and 5th goes) on the shaft splines. I can probably polish it down with a mild abrasive disc on a die grinder, but I'm concerned that it could have disastrous results, i.e. a spun bearing. Are those bearings supposed to have enough clearance to be able to spin the outer race by hand when mounted in the gearbox?

[Blown_xa]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

I'm actually past this point, and on the verge of reassembling it. I may have to replace a few gears that were damaged, and will definitely replace the bearings/seals, but the synchros all seem to be in good shape. As far as checking the bearing preload, I have access to a few different precision torque wrenches/watches, so that should only be a minor pain to set.

Oh, when I was pulling apart the bell housing and gearbox, I dinged the inside of the outer bearing sleeves (where the bearing between 4th and 5th goes) on the shaft splines. I can probably polish it down with a mild abrasive disc on a die grinder, but I'm concerned that it could have disastrous results, i.e. a spun bearing. Are those bearings supposed to have enough clearance to be able to spin the outer race by hand when mounted in the gearbox?

The new carrier bearing come with new outer races, so use those for sure. As far as clearancing, for the tC trans I use a analog style torque wrench to measure the drag. The drag on the diff with the casing halves bolted together should be about 12to 20 in lbs from what I remember. Toyota sells the different size shims.