suzuki samurai rear axle rebuild/assembly part 1 (setting ring and pinion)

In this video I install the pinion bearings into the 3rd member and then set the pinion depth. I set the backlash at 006" and then use marking compound to set the gear mesh. Im also installing a trail gear mini spool and 5.38 gears made by crown. I got all my parts at lowrangeoffroad. the mini spool is trail gear brand and the gears are crown brand. the bearings are koyo from low range offroad. I'm working on part 2 of this video and I will post as soon as I can.
link to mini spool install: • Suzuki Samurai mini sp...
link to pressing pinion bearing: • Video

[@ajfisher2136]

Awesome job, thank you.

[@davidcraft4909]

thanks for watching.

[@samuraiencr2005]

Excelent video!

[@davidcraft4909]

Thanks for watching.

[@terencechandler845]

How much should it cost to have this done ?

[@davidcraft4909]

Honestly, I'm not a mechanic, and I also have never paid a mechanic to do any work in my life. My opinion is. If you went to a shop to get gears installed and they charge 100 dollars an hour. I don't see how this would take more than about 5 hours. So 500 in labor, but that's just my opinion, I really don't know

[@Chris-ve1cd]

Great video. I just installed the 5.38 gears. With the Spartan locker.
Your video helped. Thank you. I did not use that crush sleeve. On mine
So why do you think you had Failure? I do not want to redo mine again. About 2 weeks on and off.

[@davidcraft4909]

I have no idea why it failed. I fixed that axle for my cousins samurai. And he bought it like that.

[@xXZ31t6esTXx]

What is it that you are measuring with alingment tools?

[@davidcraft4909]

what alingment tools are you talking about? the only measuring tools need is a dial indicator and a magnetic stand to hold the dial indicator in place. and with that I am measuring the backlash. its the play you have between the gears when you turn them back and forth. I'm sorry if I didn't answer your question but I don't really understand the question.

[@suzysuzuki8865]

Anyway to do this without a press?

[@davidcraft4909]

Not that I know of.

[@justintucker9961]

I took off my pinion nut and my pinion still does not want to come out,o you usually have to press it out

[@davidcraft4909]

They get stuck sometimes, on the last one I had to put the nut on the end, and get a block of wood. And a 5lb hammer. I have a press but I didn't see an easy way to use it.

[@justintucker9961]

My drive side looks good but my coast is a little high towards the heal it has a 50 thousand shim you think its to much shim or not enough

[@davidcraft4909]

If it almost looks good, then I would be changing it by .010" at a time. .050" is a big change.

[@justintucker9961]

@@davidcraft4909 I mean I have 50 thousands all together how much shim did end up with overall

[@davidcraft4909]

I would concentrate on getting the drive side as perfect as possible. If the gears are new then the coast side should naturally be within the acceptable range. I use the diagram that comes with the gears to adjust them.

[@sams244]

Your not showing parts assembly while .why you uploading,should be free broad mind

[@davidcraft4909]

yeah I know, I just watched it again and I realize I skipped a lot of details. Soon I will make another video on rebuilding my front axle and I will try to do a better job.

[@brodykirkpatrick8422]

You are all over the place. Keep trying

[@davidcraft4909]

Do you mean in the video, or what type of videos I post?