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1974 Dodge Coronet Custom Sedan 225 L6

Put the tank back under the car, with a new fuel level sending unit. This time the correct one. I needed to adjust it a little bit to make it fit better. I've checked it of course with a multi meter and the gauge at the dash is working. I put the float in a bucket with water to check if it wasn't leaking and I filled the tank a little to make sure the seal of the sending unit wasn't leaking. And of course new hoses from a quality brand.
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Today I did the differential rebuild. I installed new bearings for the pinion and the carrier and of course a new oil seal and nut.
Since I'm only replacing the bearings, I reused the 0.69 shim.

Tightening the pinion nut was a bit of a challenge.
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Bearing preload is spot on, 30 in lb or 3,5 nm.
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Backlash is also perfect.
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Now, I think the gear pattern is acceptable, allthough the coast side seems a bit off.
Drive side looks great though.
These gears are used of course, so increasing the pinion dept might help on the coast side, but it will also affect the drive side in a negative way because the pattern is pretty deep already on that side.
What do you guys think?
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My diy workplace.
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Look at this! I've put on a bit more resistance when turning the gears and that gave a much better pattern.
Looks like I can continue the build now.
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