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Old 01-08-2022, 11:43 AM   #22
rohrmann
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I just saw this late last night, so didn't post. You will need to get a jack under the end of the slide tube and lift it enough so you can slide the gear and rollers together before tightening the two gear pack bolts. I'm thinking you should have about a 1/4" of threads extending beyond the side of the nuts. That will help keep the gear in better alignment with the rack. Changing the gear pack is fairly easy, jack up the end of the slide tube until the gear is loose, then remove the small bolt from the drive shaft and then remove the two gear pack bolts. Installation is just the reverse. The gears on rigs from about 2013 and back used 18 tooth gears and all the newer ones use 15 tooth gears. When I replaced my slide tube that had a broken rack gear, I went back with a 15 tooth gear compatible slide tube.
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