What does a pinion bearing on an axle Do?
Please try again later. A pinion bearing is a mechanical element that constrains the movement of a pinion, a gear with a small number of teeth. Watch this video to learn how to set Yukon Gear & Axle pinion bearing preload! Loading…
What does a pinion bearing do on a Yukon?
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What does preload mean on a pinion bearing?
You may be wondering what does pinion bearing preload means. Well, there’s a collapsible spacer between the premises of the pinion bearing, which is capable of taking a specified amount of pressure. How does pressure fit in this? By pressure, it means preload. Turning the nuts in a pinion gear, it crushes the spacer to obtain a “specific” preload.
What happens if you pre load a differential pinion?
A Pinion with too much pre-load will overheat and destroy the pinion bearings requiring a complete differential teardown and rebuild. My objective was not to reset the Pinion pre-load, but to increase the Pinion pre-load incrementally until Pinion movement was eliminated.
What kind of bearings do pinion pro gears use?
All Standard pinion pro gears must use a HM89444 rear cone. This bearing has a larger radius that matches the increased radius in the pinion. The recommended pinion support is our Heavy Duty Support, part number 57620 or 57670, which uses even larger bearings.
What does pressure mean on a pinion bearing?
By pressure, it means preload. Turning the nuts in a pinion gear, it crushes the spacer to obtain a “specific” preload. As you’ve noticed, to get a specific preload, you need to measure the torque. The methods to make that adjustment without a torque wrench are the things that we’ll discuss right below:
What’s the best way to install a pinion bearing?
After that, it’s crucial to put the pinion bearing races into the housing properly, as they need to be in the right position for the whole set up. So, use a hammer to drive them in and secure them in place. Now you install the pinion seal and the pinion bearing after lubricating it properly.
What is the pinion pre load on a differential?
Illustrated below is a detailed drawing of the pinion assembly of a typical differential: Pinion pre-load is the force (pressure) between the pinion bearings (blue) and the pinion bearing’s race (yellow). As the pinion nut is tightened it forces the yoke against a “crush sleeve” (red) that is designed to “control” collapse under force.