How much noiser could the gears get if fluid level is possibly low? I have small leak but not sure if it's fluid level or I ate another set of gears last pass. Going to yank cover Saturday.
How much noiser could the gears get if fluid level is possibly low? I have small leak but not sure if it's fluid level or I ate another set of gears last pass. Going to yank cover Saturday.
Ed...
2012 Ram 2500 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, leveled, 35" tires
2004 Mustang GT - Comp Orange/5speed Best 1/4 11.94@113.64, 1/8 7.59@89.48, 1.57 60' - Best 60' 1.51, just a NA 2v
When does it make noise?
On decel mostly and it's ugly.Originally Posted by scott5
It was always a tad noisy (Richmond gears) as I tried many times to get them quiet. It didn't do it two weeks ago when I last ran the car. Rear is leaking somewhere. I know one spot weld weeps. It was one re-welded when tubes were welded a few years ago. I had a small puddle that ran behind one slick. It didn't seem like a lot but I dunno now.
I have 4.10 gears to put in if I broke the pinion again.
Ed...
2012 Ram 2500 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, leveled, 35" tires
2004 Mustang GT - Comp Orange/5speed Best 1/4 11.94@113.64, 1/8 7.59@89.48, 1.57 60' - Best 60' 1.51, just a NA 2v
I've heard that the quality of Richmond gears has dropped in recent years and that it is almost impossible for them to be quiet.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Could be they were too tight and wore out pinion bearing. That's what my poor lil 10bolt does
Got to track today and ripped it apart. Took off 2 teeth from ring gear. About 3/4 of them was snapped off. Both side by side. Finished tearing it completely apart and put in a set of Ford Motorsports 4.10's. Impact gunned pinion nut until pinion didn't turn and backed it off until my highly calibrated arm gave it the go ahead. Using solid spacer/shims instead of crush sleeve. Did backlash by feel as I had nothing to do this right too.
Sucker is super quiet. Got it together and straight into lanes to make a pass. Quiet down track and coming back down return road. No noise on accel or decel
Last edited by Ares; 07-26-2014 at 10:33 PM.
Ed...
2012 Ram 2500 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, leveled, 35" tires
2004 Mustang GT - Comp Orange/5speed Best 1/4 11.94@113.64, 1/8 7.59@89.48, 1.57 60' - Best 60' 1.51, just a NA 2v
Glad to hear that worked out.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Good job! Track fixes are the best times . I've been meaning to ask u are u interested in the set of aerospace brakes I have for sale . I want them gone and I can give good deal to a racer .
Way braver than me Ed .... I couldn't imagine me throwing one together like that then making a pass on it.
Ya, right...........lol
I agree with John, Bob. You and Ed are both crazy!
What you guys do to parts...
LOL......good stuff right there.
(BTW - most ppl fix their stuff BEFORE arriving at the track!)
-JOHN
Carburetors and SAE wrenches.................
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Yes you would and you know it
True but if I did this away from track it would have been an all weekend ordeal. Lots of cussing, tool throwing and grumbling. Fixing it there just made me work faster.
Last edited by Ares; 07-28-2014 at 07:02 PM.
Ed...
2012 Ram 2500 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, leveled, 35" tires
2004 Mustang GT - Comp Orange/5speed Best 1/4 11.94@113.64, 1/8 7.59@89.48, 1.57 60' - Best 60' 1.51, just a NA 2v
Really, rear gears scare me, some voodoo going on in there ;)
It's 15 -20 minutes from home to the track ... .at least twice Frank and I have started a transmission swap after diner (5:30 ish), got it together and took it on a test / break in drive to PRP to run test and tune :D But all of those had at least 20 miles on it before abuse :D :DYes you would and you know it.
My favorite of all time was when we put the dog ring transmission in, car ran good that night :D
The industry calls it durability test ... or maybe they just call it "profits"??
You're throwing eleventy billion pounds of boost in only 4 cylinders, and gears scare you???
They sure get tests from you guys... and maybe one here and there from me.
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