dc_mann8

just installed my gears this morning.. took about 5 hours, including rebuulding the traction lock, and, it wasnt that hard. i would never pay to do it. no whines either, its awesome.
oh yes..it pulls like a mother.

Tims 88GT

how much is your backlash set at? dose it wine or howl at all? do you have any play? glad to hear you got them in, my dad and i did mine, it makes a major diff in how the car pulls.

MolonLabe

What did you use as a guide to doing it? Something online or a Chilton's, or a Ford mechanic's manual or what?

vfast

my *** he don't know.......I bet he just used the old shim that was in the rear

Pure5.0

What is required to rebuild the traction lock? I was going to get the deluxe install kit from summit when I get my gears. Does this cover what I need or is there something else?

wildstang87

you have to buy the trac loc rebuild kit seperate. its easy, even for an ametuer. doing it right, is a differant story. if you get FMS gearsets you can 75% of the time reuse the stock carrier shims, but i wouldnt recommend doing it without a dial indicator to check for sure. hey DC what year is your car, and what speedo gear did you use to get the speedo right??

dc_mann8

i used ford gears, and just measured the shimes in the t lok then used new ones the same size, the trac loc was simple, i had printed off the instructions stikied at the top of this forum, but they were useless, only thing i used from it was the torque ratings. i had access to anything i needed tho, even a lift. my backlash i beleive was .011 and its supposed to be .008-.015 i think, and nope no noise.. pretty simple, i used marking compund on the gears and it was going fine, didnt have to reshim at all.

393Bird

I know the joy you are feeling. I just went from 3.08 to 4.30, and a wore out Traction Lock to a new Detroit Locker, WOW! With the new Lentech trans also, it is a totally new car. Have not been to the strip yet, but embarrassed a 04 Cobra last week with it, so I am happy.

86HOGT

Yeah .011" is the key measurement for no noise.

And when using 3.73s with an 83-89 T-5, you'd use a red 21 tooth speedo gear.