My replacement axle has the wrong yoke, so I need to swap in the old one.

Anyone remember the torque spec for setting it?

I cannot remember if you need to use a new crush sleeve when doing it as well.
Limited tools makes this a pita. And I don't really want to remove the carrier.

I know you can do it without having any issues, but I just don't remember all the steps, only the steps for setting up new stuff.

 

You are suppose to change the crush sleeve anytime you remove the nut.

IIRC Cody had a step by step on how to do it with out changing the nut and crush sleeve.

 

I've changed my yoke 2 times now and haven't replaced the crush sleeve. I was told by multiple "old timers" including my father and uncle that all you need to do is count the exact number of times it spins off when you remove it, and reinstall the same number. I used some of my girlfriends nail polish to mark the socket (i believe its 1 1/8, can't recall) and marked the yoke correspondingly. Then counted each half turn. Its a real bitch to do, you definitely know when you get there because once you reach about where that crush sleeve was crushed it gets HARD to turn.

 

On a side note, a good shop item to have around is nail polish. You can get it for about a buck at the store, and it won't wear off easily, as well as being water proof. Perfect for marking things. And it comes in lots of putty colors

 

I'm going to retire my sharpie and get some nail polish. Hope people don't get the idea I'm a cross dresser, LOL

 

Im tellin yuh, it works great lol. Have 2 (vile's?) on top of my roll around. I've even used it to mark the teeth on timing gears and such.

 

haha, I guess the grease and oil on my hands would tell people I'm not on the 'other' side, LOL

 

Or they'll just think you're really serious about lube

 

Now that's dirty!! LOL

 

Did you expect anything less ? Lol

 

Actually, NO! LOL

 

The phrase "I blew a tranny" means something completely different to gear heads….

 

 

...along with "my speedo is off"...