Rear diff preload

Evenin all,

Had a disaster today, the labels I attached to the side bearing retainers fell off so one retainer has two shims the other only one. When I stripped it down a few weeks back I cant remember which side had two or one

Is there a common trend with diffs that one side generally has two shims?? Looked in the manual and got confused by the calculations plus havent got the necessary master gauge and weight block...

I always write on the part itself which side I take it off, but beacause I was painting the retainers I wrote on a latex glove and placed over the bearing face to keep the shims and o ring from falling off.. Shims stayed on but the latex gloves have fallen off

Gaz

Had a play around with the diff before putting it back togther.  I think the bearings are worn, the backlash seems to be more than 0.2mm, its more like 0.5 - 0.7mm.

If I took the 1 shim off the ring gear side retainer and put that one on the other side to keep the preload the same it may reduce the backlash to within spec.  Without the correct tools I wouldnt like to try this and use it.  Theres a gearbox place round the corner I'll take it there and get them to check it over.







When I initially stripped the car down a few years back, I noticed it then and did comment at the time if it was normal, uploaded a vid cant remember to which forum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3lY59LKsXU

The vid was from when I first removed the subframe.  If I remember correctly when driving it there used to be a knock or clunk, not loud, when first moving off.  Its been so long since I last drove her, I cant really remember what it sounded like tbh..

Gaz