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<blockquote data-quote="Bad Company" data-source="post: 15414760" data-attributes="member: 141815"><p>Yep, this is what I did also, plus I sent everything out but the Wavetrac to be REM, Cryogenics and MicroBlue treated. </p><p></p><p>Once I had the center section together the total measured drag of the pinion and center section/ring gear to rotate was 14.5 inch-pounds, whereas without the treatments the pinion alone is supposed to be 20-28 inch pounds. This was with a backlash measurement of 0.0079" to 0.008" with a perfect pattern around the circumference of the ring gear</p><p></p><p>I found an issue with the Moser 9" axle bearing retaining kit in the fact their vendor shortened the bolts that hold the axles/bearing retainer plate and caliper mounts by 0.050". My kit had bolts that where 1.200" where they were supposed to by 1.250". I bought a Caterpillar Grade 8 black oxide 1.375" long bolt with a tappered end. This gave me roughly 3-4 threads of engagement through the Moser locknuts. Make sure that you have threads of the bolt sticking out beyond the nuts for positive engagement of the locknut portion of the threads of the locknuts. I called Moser about the issue and they weren't happy with their supplier/vendor of the bolts for this kit and hadn't realized they had been shortened by the 0.050". At first they wouldn't believe me until I told them to measure the length of the bolts in their kit themselves, before they got somebody hurt with an axle trying to exit the car. Technically this won't happen with the rotor and brake caliper mounted properly, but if the bolts loosen because they didn't engage the locking portion of the nuts. Everything can exit the car as an assembly while ripping out the brake hose, ABS speed sensor and emergency brake cable.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure the vendor supplying the bolts didn't realize how critical it was to shorten the bolts by 0.050". They were just looking at how much steel they had would save when they did this across their complete production line of bolts. Money and the lowest price point at the time of the sale dictates everything anymore, not the fact a 0.050" shorter bolt might hurt somebody.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bad Company, post: 15414760, member: 141815"] Yep, this is what I did also, plus I sent everything out but the Wavetrac to be REM, Cryogenics and MicroBlue treated. Once I had the center section together the total measured drag of the pinion and center section/ring gear to rotate was 14.5 inch-pounds, whereas without the treatments the pinion alone is supposed to be 20-28 inch pounds. This was with a backlash measurement of 0.0079" to 0.008" with a perfect pattern around the circumference of the ring gear I found an issue with the Moser 9" axle bearing retaining kit in the fact their vendor shortened the bolts that hold the axles/bearing retainer plate and caliper mounts by 0.050". My kit had bolts that where 1.200" where they were supposed to by 1.250". I bought a Caterpillar Grade 8 black oxide 1.375" long bolt with a tappered end. This gave me roughly 3-4 threads of engagement through the Moser locknuts. Make sure that you have threads of the bolt sticking out beyond the nuts for positive engagement of the locknut portion of the threads of the locknuts. I called Moser about the issue and they weren't happy with their supplier/vendor of the bolts for this kit and hadn't realized they had been shortened by the 0.050". At first they wouldn't believe me until I told them to measure the length of the bolts in their kit themselves, before they got somebody hurt with an axle trying to exit the car. Technically this won't happen with the rotor and brake caliper mounted properly, but if the bolts loosen because they didn't engage the locking portion of the nuts. Everything can exit the car as an assembly while ripping out the brake hose, ABS speed sensor and emergency brake cable. I'm sure the vendor supplying the bolts didn't realize how critical it was to shorten the bolts by 0.050". They were just looking at how much steel they had would save when they did this across their complete production line of bolts. Money and the lowest price point at the time of the sale dictates everything anymore, not the fact a 0.050" shorter bolt might hurt somebody. [/QUOTE]
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