Tom Bauer <tomb@carr.org> wrote:
> i have replaced bearings in MANY differentials over the years and the
> only thing i do is to use the old shims in the old locations. bearings
> are made to the same specifications so they are all the same. to pre
> load the pinion shaft tighten it down to the same position of the nut
> (fairly obvious) and you are done...........
The book says that to properly preload the pinion bearing, the
collapsible spacer needs to be replaced every time the pinion is
re-installed, and again if the nut is overtightened during reassambly.
If I'm going to the trouble of taking the thing apart, I want to do it
*right*, and hopefully never take the thing apart again!
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