>for classics made 1972 or earlier with NO EXCEPTIONS
>this thread is not for your truck or foreign vehicle
>namefags will be mocked and bullied
>wrenchlets will be mocked and bullied
>no one cares about your disability, military service, PTSD, etc
>do not reply to ANY namefag
>Collin sucks cat cocks all day long

No previous thread link fuck you

>>28527485 (OP)
bmao at that old piece of shit
>inb4 wrenchlet
POOR!!!!

>>28527582
You could never be me kid.

28527584
I would never want to be you.

Who fucked up the last thread? It was pruned or deleted, it's not in the archives.

>>28527667
Collin cat cocksucker made that thread and changed the op to say 1985 instead of the 1975 it's been for years now

>>28527485 (OP)
>not for your truck
What's wrong with classic trucks?

>>28527678
Seems a bit of an overreaction on a general, but whatever.

Wow, this thread is shit and OP seems like a self important asshat.

>>28527485 (OP)
If I see your car on the road I'm ramming it with my 2004 Nissan Altima.

>>28527485 (OP)
who the fuck is collin? is he in the room with us right now?

>>28527832
He's
BEHIND YOU

>>28527868
OH SHIT

>>28527667
>>28527717
i think because the subject of that thread had FUCK NIGGERS AND JANNIES in it so it got nuked. i was wondering why it just got randomly deleted because it had been up for at least a week at that point

>>28527967
Why though? Fuck niggers and jannies is a valid point

>>28527972
I agree.

FUCK NIGGERS
FUCK SPICS
FUCK WOPS
FUCK GOOKS
FUCK JEETS
FUCK KIKES AND MOST OF ALL
FUCK JANNIES AND FUCK MODS BECAUSE BOTH OF THOSE NIGGERFAGGOTS RUN /o/ AND /n/. THAT'S WHY THIS PLACE IS SHIT. SUCK START SHOTGUNS YOU FILTHY WANKSTAINS.

>>28527485 (OP)
I've got a 90 dodge w250. It's basically the same truck as a 72 just with an engine that isn't shit so I should be allowed itt tbqhwy.

>>28528123
retards like you are why threads like these get made

>>28528126
>Nooooo you can't post a 35yo truck
>Nooooooooooo
Retarded. It's worth more than 90% of the shit boxes that'll never get restored posted here.

>have ford model a
>literally millions made
>zero interior kits within 500 miles of me
>ONE current seller of kits the forum mentions
>costs thousands for easily cut leather pieces
it might look like shit but i might just do it myself.

>>28528156
Literally not a classic and I'm not the op

>>28527832
where is our beloved lolcow shitposter?

>>28528156
not a classic

>>28527485 (OP)
>this thread is not for your truck or foreign vehicle
Thank GOD, I hate coming on /CCG/ and seeing gay little fucking toasters like seriously fuck off to /lgbt/ with that faggot shit this is for American iron only

Ccg are the only ones on this board who actually wrench so I'll ask here.

tl;dr Is this contact pattern going to tear my gears up?
I understand it'll probably make some noise, not concerned about a little noise, it's an old beater truck, but I don't want it howling.
2002 Ram 1500, 2wd, 9.25" Chrysler axle. 270k miles. Pinion bearings were shot. Replaced pinion and carrier bearings. Reused the gear set. From my understanding the pinion is too close with this pattern, but can I run it without tearing the gears up? Moderate towing from time to time.
Really don't want to re-shim and crush the pinion again. I reused the old shim but I guess the new bearings were slightly thicker.

>>28530132
Hear hear, classic american trucks are soooo gay, amirite?
We should add some more limitations while we're at it, how about "no red, blue, green, yellow, silver, black, brown, white or orange cars"?
Oh! And no chrome either. That's a big nono.
i. e. shut up, this thread is shit.

>>28528803
>>28529258
Literally is according to state,federal laws and my insurance company. Plus it's literally the same truck as a 72. Cry more.

>>28530147
Yea, that pattern is no good, are you working with new gears? Also, if you want the pattern to show up better, dilute the paint with gear oil and apply resistance to the ring gear while spinning. I use a drill and go around 5 times to get a solid pattern. Based on what I see here, looks like you need a thicker pinion shim

>>28530147
Oh, never mind. if you reused the gears and shims then you'll probably be fine with that pattern on used gears

>>28527485 (OP)
>made 1972 or earlier with NO EXCEPTIONS
Well, fuck me and my 1973 Stingray, I guess.

Anyway, got the garage cleaned out so she'll be garage-kept. Still gotta go through the vacuum system.

>>28528436
If you can cut out the old one to make the pattern, it looks just fine. I had my mom sew a new shift boot for me that way last time I visited my folks and it only took like an hour. Most of that was punching through the heavy leather by hand.

>>28531141
Thicker shim? I was thinking it needs a thinner shim, pinion is too deep, no? Or alternatively I can crush the sleeve down just a hair to move the pinion out away from the ring. I'm not at the max bearing preload yet.

>>28531148
Yeah, old gears. Why the difference in old gears vs new? What changes when they break in?

>>28531683
It's basically impossible to get a good pattern on old gears since they've been broken in and will never show a true pattern. The best you can do with old gears is new bearings and the same shims. So that pattern could be perfect or trash. Hard to tell but on new gears you'd know for sure if the pattern is good or not

>>28531962
Huh. Very interesting. I will keep that in mind, thank you. That must be why I've heard to pay more attention to the coast side on old gears when looking at the pattern? Because it hasn't seen at much wear, therefore you get more of a "true" pattern?

I crushed the sleeve down just a hair further, repatterned it with more oil in the paint. This is what I've got. I'm gonna roll with this. It's an old beater truck anyway. Thanks for your help.

>since they've been broken in and will never show a true pattern
At risk of belaboring the point, do you have any further explanation on why this is? Is it because one side of the gears is worn more than the other? Therefore, it will never match perfectly with all the other specs you're looking for (backlash, preload, pinion depth, etc)?

>>28531979
NTA but because the proper wear location is now a "low spot", and thus will never have the paint wear off in that location

>>28531981
That makes sense.
In any case, I'm not concerned about a little noise from the gears on the truck. As long as they won't get torn up and aren't absolutely howling, it's good to go.

back again with a niggling transmission issue with my 74 chrysler that i did a fluid change on after it assploded its trans cooler

I think the transmissions possibly overcooling now? and with the Lucas Trans Fix i added thats like 100+ weight fluid im thinking its really made the oil so much thicker. It takes ages for it to upshift from cold, ill have to idle the car for at least five minutes if i want to see a 1-2 upshift when i pull out into the road. Thats not ideal but its manageable, just warm it up for longer. My real issue is that even 10 minutes into the drive the 2-3 shift wont happen unless i full throttle it. The shifting quality itself is fine, it just wont make that upshift at all unless i make it. Sometimes when its 'stuck' in second i can pull the shifter down into second and back up into D and itll then shift into third. Downshifts are still working fine, i can feel it go back into first no problem when i slow to a stop.

Looking into my manual it seems like R (the Governor) and M (the 2-3 shift valve) are at fault here since it doesn't feel like the clutches are slipping. Also i found out what im doing when i manually shift from second to third under load, its actually routing the fluid again in a sense. What im trying to figure out anyway is if i can adjust the kickdown cable which sounds counter intuitive but it might adjust the internal pressure to account for the heavier oil provided by the lucas trans fix, otherwise i might be forced to take the pan off again and physically clean out the valve bodies

I think i should just 3spd manual swap it lol, auto trans are aids when they start faultering

>>28532236
You're having pump issues. The transmission doesn't actually pump fluid in park, hence the long warm-up time and why manually altering the flow of fluid works.

>>28532002
If you reused the same shims as you started with them you'll be fine. It won't be far enough out with just new bearings to kill the gears

>>28532236
Why did you add the lucas additive? If it's fucked it's fucked and no amount of bottled snake oil will fix it. Drain it, fill it with type F, run it till it dies.

>>28530625
This thread isn't sanctioned by any of those bodies, cope more

>>28532422
it literally does though, the pump (S) primes the manual valve (P) via the primary regulator valve (K) ready for distribution when you shift (P). I know its working because itll pick up R and 1 immediately even cold, and the converter circuit is working because i bled the transmission a few weeks ago

>>28532522
it fixed the shudder it had in reverse

anyway, adjusting the kickdown controls the points at which the downshift and throttle valves (T) and (U) activate and directly affects the 2-3 shift valve (M) through the governor (R) and it does change how the car shifts up to third in Drive at low throttle (minimal kickdown position), which is what i wanted to know, is a kickdown just a kickdown or is it a throttle sensor, and its the latter since its the transmissions way of knowing where your foot is on the accelerator. Ill adjust it today and report back with how it goes