DING DING DING I think i found my problem tell me if I'm crazy. I have a 10.5" Sterling rear. When ordering gears I was told to get the 10.25" gears due to the longer pinion splines that was stronger. which when ordering said gears they actually only offer the 10.25 because they are cheaper in price. Here lies the problem. the 10.25" gears do not fit the 10.5" carrier that is currently in the truck? it is slightly thicker and does not allow for the ring and pinion to align correctly?


" If you're short on cash during a rebuild (depending on the ratio you want to use, factory parts for the 10.50-inch Sterling can be almost double the cost of 10.25-inch aftermarket parts), you can use the 2nd-generation 10.25-inch case/carrier and gearset in the 10.50-inch housing (as mentioned above). "

"To address the bearing and race issue, you can use the ring-and-pinion from the 2nd-generation 10.25-inch. "

That would indeed require a new carrier, snap-on is still working on the gear stretcher...:-X04

Just weld 'er in there.

Actually i dont think it does now.

"You can use 10.25 gears in a 10.5 if you use 10.25 pinion bearings, so, I'd assume that 10.5 gears could be put into a 10.25 if you use 10.5 pinion bearings also. Carriers are interchangable."

That almost doesn't make sense. You would have to have the carrier for a 10.5 for the gear set for a 10.5 to work. I think what he described means that you can swap 10.5 and 10.25 gears and carriers provided that you use the correct bearing for the size needed.

My understanding is you have 10.25 and are trying to put 10.5 into it, it would seem that it needs the 10.5 carrier to work properly.

Call over to weller truck parts or Valley truck parts and ask them?

You can use the late ninetys 10.25 gear set and carrier to put into your truck. The carriers themselves are interchangeable between the 10.25 and 10.5 but require the gears for said carrier for which they were designed. In your case I would break down and buy the 10.5 gears due the ratio you need to run. The downside to high numerical gears is there is so few teeth left on the pinion gear, which weakens it.

well there is this

The spinners added just the right amount of needed class.......:-X04

Ya i have a 10.5" and all the gears you can buy aftermarket usually come in 10.25" the carriers are the same acording to all the parts shops i can find.

10.25" & 10.5" Full Float Detroit Locker

"Ring gear size and inner pinion bearing size are the differences between the 10.5" and 10.25"

The inner pinion bearing is taller to make up for the 0.25" difference in ring gear diameter. Other than that, the housing is the same as are the rest of the internals."

and because I was bored....

Man I was hoping the damn thing would get smooshed.

I'm not a drivetrain guy Andrew, so can't offer much help other than calling D&R. Sorry man.

It's 14 degrees. That makes me thirsty.

got my first cold of the season.. fortunately i made it through hunting season without one. i got three weeks to kick it before the baby comes. :eek:

Good Luck Brandon.. Being as this is your first, yeah, kick it now, or your wife wont let you around until they are 3..The second one, you will be picking the passafier off the floor, licking it and giving back to the kid.

this will be number two. "picking the passafier off the floor, licking it and giving back to the kid" was standard practice for number one, so number two is screwed, haha.

and i tried to post this in FL's bs thread, but there is no such thing.. apparently they have better things to do down there?

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...der85/nhfd.jpg

Thats a good thing, My wife wasnt to bad with our oldest, but man I have seen some.. Oh boy. Poor kids are not allowed around dirt. I wont lie though, my wife had the sterlizer for the bottles, she washed the pacifier, when I wasnt around. We learned.

They do now..https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post13827531

This is funny...
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Get better quick Brandon!!

Should we try to do a little GTG on a Saturday evening before Xmas for the peeps on this side of the state. We could do this Saturday a the Caledonia Uccellos if there is any interest.

i'm up for something. i'll be out of town for the day saturday, not sure when we'll be back.

We will be in town this weekend.

Well why don't we meet up at the Caledonia Uccello's around 7:30 on Saturday, we can snack and have a couple drinks and just hang out and shoot the ****.

Anyone that wants to come and join is more than welcome to :-X03:-X03

they just tapped a keg of New Holland Cabin Fever there.. have one for me.

I'm sure rethinking my move from Michigan to Florida. Now I don't have to get up an hour early for work to clear the driveway so I can get out. Then reclear it since the snow plow buried it again while I was showering. And the THREE HOUR each way commute when it snowed. And being cold all winter long. And going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. And the sun not shining because of clouds for three or four MONTHS straight. And losing power from ice storms. And idiots that can't drive each time it snows, though we do have the same problem here with drivers and rain.

OK, now I remember why I love living in Florida!

but your vehicle won't rot and crumble from road salt now, you'll surely miss that? no?

Howdy Mark! The way I look at it you can always put more clothes on, but you can only take so many off. Personally my drive to work gets faster with a major snow storm (no school traffic). Since I'm a good ole boy ,nothing I own isn't 4wd, so shoveling is not necessary.:-X03

Now only if I can talk the state out of using road salt........:-X19

Florida is a nice place to visit when you're young. Then when you turn 80 you move there.

No, not so much. I've had my share of rotted out vehicles. My daughter has a seven year old Edge with over 70,000 miles. It looks brand new underneath. The exhaust doesn't even have any rust showing.
That's when I go in my pool or the ocean.
I have a LOOOOOONG way to go to reach 80.

so are there any warm barns available this sunday? i know i'm buying my time plugging in here at work, its a matter of time before someone says something or the plow tractor takes my cord out.. gotta swap these glow plugs out.

Wish you were closer, we would just do them in the driveway..

Great point, Pat! Hey Brandon, why don't you come over on Sunday, do your glow plugs in the driveway... I'll be in the warm barn drinking beer.

Seriously though - if anyone has called/texted me lately I don't have my phone on me. So if you'd like to plan a Sunday gig, I'll be happy to warm up the place.

lol. that would be awesome.. i'll tentatively plan on it unless i hear otherwise from you. :-drink

But in the driveway. *I* will be in the warm barn drinking beer looking out the window to make sure you're ok. Hell I bet even Rich will hang out in the warm barn and help me keep an eye on your project. Gee, I hope it isn't too windy that day.

Afternoon Pat, Brandon, Mike, Rich, Andrew

-The Great

3rd day of sub-0 temps here in Central IL..... Everyone be safe if you have to go out!

-The Great

did you see the Saturday GTG post Michael. I sent you a text also. But apparently your phone realized that it is embarrassed to be seen with you for some reason.....


Anyway, Brandon (maybe Sarah too) can hopefully swing by, Andrew and Caitlin, and you and Jodi... along with anyone else that wants to come and play for a little while.

Then sunday we can watch Brandon through the window. ......

Hey Clint!

And Mark, I thought there were only old people and their parents down there in Florida?

Maybe Mark's wife is old?}>

I like the variety here, I handle cold better than insane heat.......

Any of the 7.3 owners here still have the factory airbox installed? Just found two factory size K&N air filters in my garage, anybody here is welcome to them.