Originally Posted by Rich6700

You are correct to a point,but I still stand behind my statement. If the rear was set up correctly from the start the backlash would be somewhere between 6 and 10 thousands do you agree. Now the rear has been broken in and has been driven with that setting for many miles and has loosened up over time causing excessive backlash. Now I'm replacing the carrier in a rear with excessive backlash why not set it back to factory spec. It is my opinion that a rear with excessive backlash is on it's way out and would recommend a gear change.It is also my experience that rears with excessive backlash cause undo stress on the drive train. Just my opinion and I also don't recommend someone with out any experience doing this job if they don't know how to read a gear pattern.