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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | That isn’t terribly critical Rick unless your hauling some really heavy loads and are stressing the rear end a whole bunch.
That pad should have just a few thousands clearance and if the ring gear distorts slightly while under a load the pad offers support. You can take it out and look at it if you want to without hurting anything; you have to adjust it anyway. It should have a brass thrust pad on the end of the screws on the inside.
Turn the screw in till it contacts the ring gear then back it off according to the book speck. I believe it was 1/12 turn or 1/2 flat of the hex nut which gives you about .005” to .007”and just make sure that the screw doesn't turn when you lock the nut. Again this isn't going to cause your rear end to fall out or anything if it's not dead nuts, but it should be close if you’re doing any serious hauling.
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