Tearing Apart Transfer Case
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From: Winchestertonfieldville (Rochester, NY)
Man please update with what you find!! i am doing my evo 5 transfer rebuild as of now .. torqued the pinion bearing nut to i dont know what… very very tight between me and two other guys.. Inch pounds drag is around 2…. just spinning ONLY the pinion shaft with its bearings . sounds like i need a smaller shim and you need a bigger one.. where did you find the specs though? ive tried everywhere and i cant find specs of pinion nut drag or torque on it anywhere for evo 4-9 .
I think it's a mixture of trial and error and also am understanding of how ring and pinion work for the shops that are doing the rebuilds but since that info isn't public knowledge it's held close to the vest to be able to attract business
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From: usa
Mitsu did not release any special information regarding servicing the transfer cases, if there was an issue they were replaced. The 2 I Frankenstein'd together coincidentally had the same shims on the pinion which wasn't surprising.
I think it's a mixture of trial and error and also am understanding of how ring and pinion work for the shops that are doing the rebuilds but since that info isn't public knowledge it's held close to the vest to be able to attract business
I think it's a mixture of trial and error and also am understanding of how ring and pinion work for the shops that are doing the rebuilds but since that info isn't public knowledge it's held close to the vest to be able to attract business
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From: Texas
Mitsu did not release any special information regarding servicing the transfer cases, if there was an issue they were replaced. The 2 I Frankenstein'd together coincidentally had the same shims on the pinion which wasn't surprising.
I think it's a mixture of trial and error and also am understanding of how ring and pinion work for the shops that are doing the rebuilds but since that info isn't public knowledge it's held close to the vest to be able to attract business
I think it's a mixture of trial and error and also am understanding of how ring and pinion work for the shops that are doing the rebuilds but since that info isn't public knowledge it's held close to the vest to be able to attract business
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From: usa
were you able to source new shims for it? I bought the last two sets of MB185360 in the U.s with the impression that the would fit but the I.D and O.D are different . i still need to source a shim set for mine... now it is possible that the cp9a vs ct9a uses different shims . my I.D is 1.19in. O.D 1.41 .. the ones i received with MB185360 I.D is 1.0in.. O.D 1.27in.. any chance you could measure yours or share where you found your replacements
Look like MB185360 are shims for rear differential. I was not able to locate any shims for t case and I had to make my own when I was building t case.
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From: Texas
just wanted to update on how i went about the shims . i ordered a bunch of shims from mccaster ID 30mm OD 42mm and thickness 1.5mm i ordered like 60 in total made from different materials , was able to find a 1.52mm thick vs the 1.54 one that it had . drag is perfect now .. now to check the carrier bearing shims and hope those are good
If you have a good oem tcase, is there anything that can be done to keep the ring and pinion live longer? Can it be shimmed tighter? Do the oem shims get crushed from launching hard? If so can I just replace the oem shims with stronger shims?
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