To change gear ratios (ring and pinion set) you are not required to remove
the whole axle from the truck. You will have to drop the driveshaft and
remove the splines (axles/halfshafts) though. Remember that when you are
changing the ring and pinion that you'll have to shim it after you get it
all in so that it will work properly. If you don't shim the right way
you'll eat up that new gearset real fast. If you've never done it before,
I'd strongly suggest that you have someone who has help you with this
project. It's not really that hard, but if you've never done it before it's
going to take you most of a day (if not two days) and you'll definately cut
yourself on the machined surfaces of the gears, watchout they're sharp!
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L"Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote in message news:BA3E7996.5FB%ghedlin@theramp.net... > > Ed, > > When you changed the differential, did you mess with the ring & pinion? I'm > looking at changing the differential and moving up to some 4.11 gears. I > assume you have to remove the differential and driveshaft to put the new > ring & pinion in. Am I right? > > Gary Hedlin > > > > in article 76.2832019a.2b4a543a@aol.com, Olznut@aol.com at Olznut@aol.com > wrote on 1/5/03 9:38 PM: > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jayson Woodruff [mailto:woodrufj@yahoo.com] > >> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 5:48 PM > >> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > >> Subject: DML: Powertrax No-slip > >> > >> > >> Anyone use this new 'no-slip' LSD/locker thing from Powertrax. It > >> sounds fairly neat, and the reviews I've read so far sound good. And I > >> guess Joe Shadetree can easily install it in the driveway (under the > >> tree of course). > >> > >> I'm looking for on road 2wd cornering performance, not off road. > >> Straight line acceleration improvement would be a bonus. > >> > >> Jay W > >> 505/287 Dakota > >> > >> > > > > Jay, buddy, you forgot that I already have one in and had so for almost 2 > > years now and over 25,000 miles with no probs. Yes, I put it in myself, and > > the only reason is that I had a open diff in the beginning. If you have a > > factory posi, you'll have to pull the carrier out to do the install, aka take > > it to a shop. Call me if you have any questions. > > > > Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca '01 Dakota Quad Cab SLT+ 4.7L 4x4 "Silver > > Streak" '66 Olds F-85 330 V-8, Intense Blue "Project Olds" Will Be Finished > > Sometime This Millenium!! See Them Here!! > > http://community.webtv.net/OLZNUT/WelcometoOlznuts > > > > > > >
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