I'm beginning to rebuild an extra Dana 35 that I had, and was just confirming the placement of pinion shims and also carrier shims. On everything I've read and watched, on a Dana 35 the shims were outboard to the carrier bearings. But according to the Dana Spicer catalog (at least on version of it anyway, see pic#1) shows the carrier shims INBOARD of the bearings. But in pic #2, they are outboard again. These blow ups are both taken from Dana Spicer catalogs on their website.
Same thing with the pinion shims - in pic #1, the oil slinger/shim is between the bearing and the pinion head, and in pic #2 the shims are between the housing and the race.
My original axle was toasted, so I don't trust the setup that was there anyway, and there were no shims on the pinion in either place anyway. And it was loose, which is probably why it failed in the first place.
I have shims that will fit in either position on the pinion, so I can do it either way, just want to make sure it is in the correct place.
Thanks!
Greg
Same thing with the pinion shims - in pic #1, the oil slinger/shim is between the bearing and the pinion head, and in pic #2 the shims are between the housing and the race.
My original axle was toasted, so I don't trust the setup that was there anyway, and there were no shims on the pinion in either place anyway. And it was loose, which is probably why it failed in the first place.
I have shims that will fit in either position on the pinion, so I can do it either way, just want to make sure it is in the correct place.
Thanks!
Greg