How is pinion depth measured?
How is pinion depth measured? This is done by measuring the thickness of the pinion gear, and subtracting it from the mounting distance listed below. The resulting dimension is the pinion depth. If a gear is marked with a plus or minus figure, that dimension, which is thousandths of an inch, must be added to or subtracted from actual pinion depth. How do you measure the depth of a pinion? It is important to take note that you set the tool to 1” of travel, however the centerline of the tool actually measures 2” from the tip of the indicator...