Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

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Dennis Prince
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Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by Dennis Prince » Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:16 pm

The other day I had a young fellow near me ask what I knew about the rear diff roller thrust bearing and I hadn't even heard about them, I checked and Snyder's has them but I still know nothing. Does anyone have any experience with or know about these? Thanks, Dennis
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Re: Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by RajoRacer » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:08 pm

Been running a set in one of my Ruckstells for probably 20 years - hasn't "come from together" yet !
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Re: Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by jab35 » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:52 pm

There are a number of previous posts on the Forum, this one seems kind of neutral. I do not have a preference, best, jb
http://www.mtfca.com/cgi-bin/discus/sho ... ost=585188
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Re: Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by Allan » Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:32 pm

I think they are an unnecessary complication, with a major drawback. The only way you can make adjustments to set crown wheel and pinion mesh is by fitting shims behind the thrusts. I'd much rather work with bronze thrust which can be manipulated to get a near prefect setting.

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Re: Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by Stephen_heatherly » Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:17 pm

The roller bearings are completely unnecessary. The bronze thrust washers are cheaper and much less likely to give you trouble.


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Re: Rear diff roller thrust bearings.

Post by Les Schubert » Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:23 pm

If you have a POWERFUL T engine and aren’t running a Ruckstell then I like them. I installed them 40 years ago in a 60 HP speedster
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