How much does it cost to swap gears?

How much does it cost to swap gears?

Most gear installs cost around $150 to $200 for a good price not including the gears. Yours will be a little bit more since they are doing the bearings but as stated call around and see what you get for prices.

How long does a gear swap take?

Someone that is unfamiliar with it could EASILY take 4-6 hours. I’d expect a qualified shop to charge around 3-4 hours. It’s a complicated process to set up properly, and if you don’t know what you’re doing it’s really easy to have to go back and redo things.

Why do you need two people for Pinion change?

The Backlash mentioned that you checked in step 14 is why you need two people. Backlash is the amount of space in-between one pinion tooth and two ring gear teeth. So that you get the most accurate pattern, spin the part of the ring gear that is marked up to the pinion gear.

How to do a ring and pinion change?

Step 28: Put the shim or shims from the old pinion onto the new one and butt the old bearing back on (that you have honed out), also put the old crush spacer back on and install back into the housing with the other old bearing, yolk, washer and pinion nut. Only tighten up until there is no slack.

What should the pinion be on a Silverado Sierra?

Mine checked out to be .015mm which is in the middle of the preferred .013-.018mm per the service manual. You can also check the pattern of the stock gears as well and take some pictures of that. Remember you will be replacing both the ring gear and pinion gear so this will not interfere with set up of the new gears, the marking compound that is.

Why are my pinion bearings not working on my Silverado?

The oil seal behind the yolk wasn’t the right size, and neither one of the pinion bearings worked. They fit the pinion but did not fit the differential housing; the bearing and race OD were too small. Now on to the “How-To” with pictures: it will be as detailed as possible.