Short educational video that explains what differential pinion depth is and why it is important to have the correct pinion depth when rebuilding a differential.
I've watched many videos on gears installs and there's something to glean from all of them, but yours are the most concise and I've learned the most from. Thanks for sharing.
That's excellent. What surprised me about this is the way the coast side shows the opposite pattern when comparing too much measured depth to not enough. Why is that?
Not 100% certain. The best I can figure is the shape of the cut on the gear and the direction of rotation that is needed to create the pattern. Check out my other video on pinion depth and contact patch. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w2kneEjXw6E.html
I may not have understood it well, so I must ask what is the pinion depth for my car? I imagine that not all pinion depth may be equal. I imagine the center line of the ring gear and the top of the pinion. Where to find depth specification for my car?
The pinion depth value varies between manufacture differentials and ring gear sets. Most manufactures do not publish an actual depth value however if you purchase an aftermarket gearset the pinion depth will be scribed on the top of the pinion. If you don't have a gauge and or a depth value the depth can be adjusted with a little trial and error and contact patch interpretation. Check out this video if you have not already seen it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w2kneEjXw6E.htmlsi=cuQFjHPxC7izDcfi and this one. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gk6imita0cc.htmlsi=yUGQJvai8Y99p_RV. Here are a few more that may help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UIIk305-zlQ.htmlsi=8oW2ojF8PFmOQbMm , ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QL-dmhfSj6k.htmlsi=g3uqXnhLjbnSSYge , ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_bUh9NEMldI.htmlsi=IKPs7bDlqr20PvUU.
