I'm in the process of changing oil seals on my dually front end. Do I need to worry about backlash settings? I see the gears are attached with solid brackets, which I assume, as just torque to spec and not worry about backlash.
Please let me know what you think and also, what is the torque spec for the four bolts holding the gears/yoke in place?

 

unless you changed the bearings on the carrier and/or pinion your backlash and pinion depth will not change. The shims that adjust it are captured behind the bearings so if you don't mess with them all should be good.

 

Perfect! Thanks!!!