Do i need to "break-in" or "wear-in" my new rear gears?
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drive the piss out of it. gears do not need to be broken in. i dont think i have ever heard any Technician ever say to break in gears after install only people on here that go by hearsay.
reeber
10 Year Member
You will hear about 1/2 of the posters here saying you need to drive 50 miles, cool down, blah, blah, blah. They are FOS.
If gears needed a "break in" period, when you buy a new car, you would have to do this.
Drive it like you stole it from the get-go.
If gears needed a "break in" period, when you buy a new car, you would have to do this.
Drive it like you stole it from the get-go.
BullittStangV8
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I just took it easy when i drove it for about 3 trips in a row. totall of about 150 miles. Then romp on them.
Mike
Mike
Cobra Jay
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Jackie Chan said:here it comes....thetrain
Call it what you want. I was told by several people(engineers,gear analysts, and garage mechanics, some with 35+ years) at my work(Ford Sterling Axle Plant) to take it easy for at least 200 miles. Even though a pattern is cut into the gear when it is lapped, they still wear in a bit once the axle is put together and driven. It's not much, but if you beat the crap out of it right away you could cause the gears to whine.
The whole heat up cool down theory is
, because the ring and pinion are both already heat treated @ 1800* for 16 hours before they are shot peened and lapped.I took it easy for 225-250
miles before I hammered on it after I got my rear axle built. First time I got on it was down the 1320'.
I will throw theGT JAY said:
I was told by several people(engineers,gear analysts, and garage mechanics, some with 35+ years) at my work(Ford Sterling Axle Plant) to take it easy for at least 200 miles. Even though a pattern is cut into the gear when it is lapped, they still wear in a bit once the axle is put together and driven. It's not much, but if you beat the crap out of it right away you could cause the gears to whine.
The whole heat up cool down theory is
I took it easy for 225-250
flag. I know a lot of people that have had gear swaps and not one of them has had whine or anything after install and no break in. I remember reading about when all of the scientists and researchers in the world said the world was flat....your vast knowledge base of friends must be direct descendents of them
Cobra Jay
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Jackie Chan said:I will throw the
Whatever Mr. Know It All. Maybe you should call Ford World H.Q. and tell them that they need to fire everyone who works in the Gear Lab and Experimental Garage at Ford Sterling Axle because it's obvious that none of them know what their talking about. Then maybe they'll hire you since you seem to think you know EVERYTHING!
ironmedic
New Member
i personally would just take it easy anyways. some people have said after their gear install, you might hear a couple noises that go away quickly as the gears work together. others get no noise. i dont see why gears need a break in period but the only reason why i would take it easy is to prevent anything from going wrong. you will never know if the mechanic missed something or did something wrong. then u launch it on the street and all of a sudden your axle grenaded into a million pieces. i would much rather take it easy to ensure no problems exists. probably around 50-100 miles works for me.
you might call that weird by me but im a jet engine mechanic in the military and when we change parts, we give it a good run to ensure nothing else goes wrong. shady maintenance can be a killer!
you might call that weird by me but im a jet engine mechanic in the military and when we change parts, we give it a good run to ensure nothing else goes wrong. shady maintenance can be a killer!
twogts4us
15 Year Member
Is there really such a job / position ? Nevermind, I'm sure of what your answer is...GT JAY said:
yes maybe, perhapsGT JAY said:
Maybe you should call Ford World H.Q. and tell them that they need to fire everyone who works in the Gear Lab and Experimental Garage at Ford Sterling Axle because it's obvious that none of them know what their talking about. Then maybe they'll hire you since you seem to think you know EVERYTHING!
Wow, Why doesn't everyone just do what they feel is best?
If you want to beat your new gears right away don't complain later. If you want to take it easy and make sure eveything is 100% that is more than OK too.
It's just like power shifting some belive it's the only way / best way to shift. But then again most of them have a " My clutch is toast at 30K " post some time or another.
If you want to beat your new gears right away don't complain later. If you want to take it easy and make sure eveything is 100% that is more than OK too.
It's just like power shifting some belive it's the only way / best way to shift. But then again most of them have a " My clutch is toast at 30K " post some time or another.
as far as the powershifting thing, my clutch is fine....(knock on wood) but the damn tranny keeps pooping out on mecodyGT said:
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