Any advise? Didnt think I put it on too thick but I cant hardly see the pattern and not sure if needs adjusted. 14 bolt sf 9.5 with used AAM ring gear and pinion. Backlash is .006 and pinion preload is about 10 inch/lbs.
​I initially used a .025 shim and it had .009 backlash. So I used the smallest one the kit had which was .015 and it set it to .006 backlash. The diff has an adjuster nut on the passenger side of carrier, and had just 1 large about ¼" thick shim on the driver's side on disassembly​​​​​​

 

rotate the ring gear several times to get clearer pattern.
You can mix the dye with gear oil to get a smoother consistency.

It looks like you're pretty close to center though.

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