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OP - So that you understand the thrust button and adjusting the axles better. Stand at either the yoke end or ring gear end of the drop out. Stick 2 long tools in each side of the dropout to contact the thrust buttons. You should be able to press lightly on the tools and feel the thrust buttons slide back and forth, right and left. Now picture your axles where the tools are and feel how adjusting one axle pushes against the non-adjustable side, so when you adjust one axle, you are adjusting both axles.
Yes, that makes sense. What I am running up against is that the thrust block has no holes/place for the buttons to live. I have a cone type sure grip/limited slip. AND this diff I am finding was probably set up for a drag car and not much else.
So, I am using the thrust block in the same manner that you explained. The next problem I am running up against is that when I tighten the non-adjuster side first, as I would think would be the MO, the bearing/axle flange takes out all play. So either my axle is too long on that side and the axle end is already up against the block or something is wrong there. I fiddled and fiddled and ended up with no side play in the axles. I drove to the exhaust shop with no issues, but Im prepared when I get it back and take things back apart to get her figured that I may have toasted the bearings.
I will tear it apart and fiddle some more, I just needed a small victory, even though it may cost me bearings. Also, at some point its a jump out of the nest and fly situation. Ill break that sombitch and Ill learn from that too. I have done my best with this car, its really quite bitchin. Once I get her cleaned up Ill post some pics.
I never really had end play in it to start so I may end up either shaving a smidge off the non-adjuster side or see if the bearing can be pushed up the axle making it effectively shorter. Then maybe the other side will play nice and everything will be Gucci.
Thanks for the input.......still learnin over here.
Oh, I think Ill try a different gear set. I have a 3:23 chunk and maybe it has buttons that may or may not make life easier....or at least more enlightened.