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Installing Used gears, yes or no
- Thread starter Ted Z
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REDXJ4FUN
NAXJA Forum User
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- fredericksburg VA
As long as there in good shape you have no problems doing it but while your in there you should replace the bearings.
old_man
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
I have run several sets of used gears. Like REDXJ4FUN said, make sure you replace the bearings and have them set up by someone who knows what they are doing.
Tom Houston
Loveland, Colorado
Tom Houston
Loveland, Colorado
martin
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- Location
- Huntsville, AL
My Dad always told me when you change the chain you should change the gears. This applied to bicycles as well as engines. Even though we can't see it the chain and gear wear to each other, if you install a new chair then the fit will not be as good as a new chain and gears. Remember you are trying to restore your timing so you get best performance, the worn gears may change the cam a degree or two and cause the engine to run less than optimal.
For the extra money I'd buy a gear set complete with the chain. I looked at sites like rockauto and it not that much more to buy the chain & gears vs just the chain.
I don't mind working on my XJ, I just hate doing the same job twice.
For the extra money I'd buy a gear set complete with the chain. I looked at sites like rockauto and it not that much more to buy the chain & gears vs just the chain.
I don't mind working on my XJ, I just hate doing the same job twice.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
ummm chain?
IMHO I think you should be fine moving your gears... They are known to you and if you know that they were not abused
and seemed to run fine, why not? One thing to wonder though would be... how old are they and how many miles?
Kejtar
IMHO I think you should be fine moving your gears... They are known to you and if you know that they were not abused
and seemed to run fine, why not? One thing to wonder though would be... how old are they and how many miles?Kejtar
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
that's not that much... I say move them
martin
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Huntsville, AL
I apologize, I had timing gears on the brain when I responded, disregard my answer since it does not apply to differential gears.
RichP
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- Location
- Effort, Pa
Hmmm, generally using 'used' gears is preferable to using new ones provided they were setup right the first time. Broken in gears generally bring a premium price over a set of brand new, unknown, unrun, don't know if they are going to shatter, new ones. Plus they have no break in
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
in that case... SELL THEM QUICK
CheapXJ
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- 570, 813 or 303
RichP said:Hmmm, generally using 'used' gears is preferable to using new ones provided they were setup right the first time. Broken in gears generally bring a premium price over a set of brand new, unknown, unrun, don't know if they are going to shatter, new ones. Plus they have no break in
For real?
I bought my d30 and d44 gears from the front axles of pavement pounders.
they don't even look broken in yet.
carriers, spiders, ring and pinions for less than just ONE ring+pinion combo would have cost me!!