Bigfella
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I was putting shims in my project kraton diffs today. I put one larger shim under each planetary gear as is normal and they fit perfectly. The mugen shim kit also includes the smaller satellite gear shims.
I had seen some YouTube videos of people adding one of the smaller shims behind one satellite gear on each shaft. It seemed reasonable so I gave it a shot. The smaller satellite shims are unnecessary and made the diff feel kind of "notchy" and coarse. That buttery feel was gone. Not good.
I took the extra small satellite shims out and the smoothe feel came back to the diff. The planetary shims are awesome and really make a positive difference. The satellite gear shims are a disaster waiting to happen.
The moral is always read your individual diff as you are working. Don't just accept something because someone on YouTube says to do something. Some people may need the satellite gear shims but mine surely didn't. Had I run the truck with the notchy "crunchy" diffs they would have likely shattered.
Be careful guys.
I had seen some YouTube videos of people adding one of the smaller shims behind one satellite gear on each shaft. It seemed reasonable so I gave it a shot. The smaller satellite shims are unnecessary and made the diff feel kind of "notchy" and coarse. That buttery feel was gone. Not good.
I took the extra small satellite shims out and the smoothe feel came back to the diff. The planetary shims are awesome and really make a positive difference. The satellite gear shims are a disaster waiting to happen.
The moral is always read your individual diff as you are working. Don't just accept something because someone on YouTube says to do something. Some people may need the satellite gear shims but mine surely didn't. Had I run the truck with the notchy "crunchy" diffs they would have likely shattered.
Be careful guys.
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