Jon's Hellcat

[vortecd]

He is putting it back together right now. He figured which shim went where and is putting the housing back together. I told him has has plenty of time to get it ready for the track Saturday

He has my stock driver side axle so there are no excuses

DA Saturday will be -300 to 200 right now. He went 9.90 in 1300 DA

 

[vortecd]

I think he could have it ready for tomorrows private track day if he really wanted to

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

call dealer or as mentioned b4 find a rear end shop in your area & take them to see if they can be matched up.

Ooohhhhhh.......you didn't mean a nudie bar.

Sorry.......sometimes my mind goes to it's happy place

 

[jonx96]

Could. But I’m not going to go to allegan tonight for the stuff.
one shim is flighty thicker than the other

 

[jonx96]

Really no suggestions besides to torque you use a torque wrench and then hold with another ratchet. Another person for the ratchet helps.

 

[SilverBillet]

You need to check the wear pattern (with something) to make sure it is the same as before or else you will have a pretty noticeable whine either on the drive side or on deceleration

 

[vortecd]

You need to check the wear pattern (with something) to make sure it is the same as before or else you will have a pretty noticeable whine either on the drive side or on deceleration

If everything is back together the way it came apart nothing else you can do. Worried about running the car Saturday. Will have all winter to fix it if there is an issue

 

[Mean Cat]

Well through all of this you know what to do if there is a next time, now your a expert

 

[Mean Cat]

I'm going to the track 1/8 mile tomorrow night DA going down to negative 400 by the end of night

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

If everything is back together the way it came apart nothing else you can do. Worried about running the car Saturday. Will have all winter to fix it if there is an issue

Send it.

On a serious note.....what's the difference in thickness between the 2 shims?

 

[jonx96]

Send it.

On a serious note.....what's the difference in thickness between the 2 shims?

Not much but there is some of a thickness difference. I didn’t measure the two

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

If you don't have a set of these, you'll want to get some.

I'm old school so I prefer the dial version to the digital version. You'll find plenty of uses for them. Cars, guns.......

These also measure mm......if that matters to you. Sometimes you need that.

https://www.amazon.com/Mitutoyo-505-742-Caliper-Range-Accuracy/dp/B0142HWYIW

 

[vortecd]

If you don't have a set of these, you'll want to get some.

I'm old school so I prefer the dial version to the digital version. You'll find plenty of uses for them. Cars, guns.......

These also measure mm......if that matters to you. Sometimes you need that.

https://www.amazon.com/Mitutoyo-505-742-Caliper-Range-Accuracy/dp/B0142HWYIW

$111

 

[jonx96]

$111

Ya. If I get one it’ll prolly be the husky Home Depot brand haha

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

$111

Yep, but you get what you pay for. If you take care of these you will have them forever. Mine are easily 25 yrs old and they were around that much money back then, but they were a certified set that came with a calibration cert. I got a deal on them through my work at the time. One of the good things about the dial ones is that you don't have to worry about batteries going dead, or leaking and ruining your tool.


Well worth the money.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

What you also have to watch out for are smoe of the less expensive ones only measure "outside" dimensions. They don't have the ability to also measure "inside" , depth and step.

I have used all of those functions over the years, so I have gotten my moneys worth out of them.

 

[SilverBillet]

Every racer needs one. Have had this one for decades. Don’t use it much for automotive anymore but still seem to need it fairly regularly.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

Every racer needs one. Have had this one for decades. Don’t use it much for automotive anymore but still seem to need it fairly regularly. View attachment 57238

Yep.....I use mine more for gun things now, but they gave me the ability to do what I needed each time I needed them.

 

[vortecd]

I have one. My Dad has had the last few years

 

[vortecd]

Yep.....I use mine more for gun things now, but they gave me the ability to do what I needed each time I needed them.

If the it say 9mm it is 9mm you don't have to check everyone