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 Assembly begins with the tapered...  Assembly begins with the tapered bearings pressed onto the carrier.  The ring gear is bolted to...  The ring gear is bolted to the carrier and torqued to 65 ft-lb.  With the bearing pressed onto...  With the bearing pressed onto the pinion …  … it’s ready to have the pinion...  … it’s ready to have the pinion support installed. This is done using one of a number of specially fabricated drifts found throughout the Currie assembly area.  The pocket bearing is installed...  The pocket bearing is installed in the gear case.  The 9-Plus carriers are supplied...  The 9-Plus carriers are supplied with caps, cap bolts, billet spanner nuts, and spanner nut retainers. The bearing cap surfaces are dressed with a fine file prior to assembly to ensure a perfectly flat surface.  After installing the bearings,...  After installing the bearings, caps, and spanner nuts, the cap bolts are torqued down to 85 ft-lb.  Backlash is set using a dial...  Backlash is set using a dial indicator gauge. This particular 9-inch is set to 10/1000 to 12/1000 of an inch, but backlash depends on the gear manufacturer’s recommendations.  Gear marking compound is applied...  Gear marking compound is applied to the ring gear in preparation for establishing the contact pattern between it and the pinion gear.
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