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<blockquote data-quote="Rajder" data-source="post: 1339944" data-attributes="member: 11636"><p>I tried putting higher gears in my truck a few years ago.&nbsp; You are correct about the shims setting the correct gear mesh.&nbsp; I can tell you that the job isn&#039;t for newbs thats for sure.&nbsp; I had an experienced mechanic help me and it was still a nightmare.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t have all the tools (bearing pullers, bearing press, dial indicators, etc) I wouldn&#039;t even try it.&nbsp; For me, it was a nightmare but I finally got the mesh perfect.&nbsp; Then when I went to put it all back together I was trying to crush the crush sleeve and instead of crushing the crush sleeve it stripped the threads on the pinion.&nbsp; Now that gearset is scrap.&nbsp; I just put the original gears back in said screw it.&nbsp; I no longer have access to the tools needed so I haven&#039;t touched it since then.&nbsp; One of these days I&#039;m going to pay an experienced mechanic to put them in for me cause I ain&#039;t messing with it again.&nbsp; I hope you have better luck than I had but I don&#039;t think you will find someone to do that work for cheap because not many mechanics are experienced with differential work anymore.&nbsp; All I can say is good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Rajder, post: 1339944, member: 11636"] I tried putting higher gears in my truck a few years ago. You are correct about the shims setting the correct gear mesh. I can tell you that the job isn't for newbs thats for sure. I had an experienced mechanic help me and it was still a nightmare. If you don't have all the tools (bearing pullers, bearing press, dial indicators, etc) I wouldn't even try it. For me, it was a nightmare but I finally got the mesh perfect. Then when I went to put it all back together I was trying to crush the crush sleeve and instead of crushing the crush sleeve it stripped the threads on the pinion. Now that gearset is scrap. I just put the original gears back in said screw it. I no longer have access to the tools needed so I haven't touched it since then. One of these days I'm going to pay an experienced mechanic to put them in for me cause I ain't messing with it again. I hope you have better luck than I had but I don't think you will find someone to do that work for cheap because not many mechanics are experienced with differential work anymore. All I can say is good luck! [/QUOTE]

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