Rear Differential Drive Pinion Gear And Ring Gear

REAR DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE PINION GEAR AND RING GEAR

Drive Pinion and Ring Gear Identification
Production drive pinion and ring gears are manufactured by using a 2 cut or a 5 cut method. The 2 cut drive pinions and ring gears can be identified by having a groove cut into the outside edge of the ring gear and a ring on the stem of the drive pinion. The gear tooth contact patterns that are produced from each style of gear set differ slightly. A 2 cut gear will produce a pattern that is bias from the toe to the heel of the tooth (drive side), while a 5 cut gear will produce a square pattern from the toe to the heel of the (drive side). When diagnosing the gear tooth contact pattern, regardless of what type of gear set it is, a correct pattern will be centered within the area of the tooth, from the toe to the heel and from the top to the bottom.