Most likely a dumb question...
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No, this was not a stupid question at all.
You gave a detail description of what youre working on and the exact problem youre having. Most importantly you welcomed the suggestions and appreciated the info given.
Ill say it again...If you ask good questions you get good answers from this forum
Good newbie.
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Yes it does seem like the nut sticks out a good bit into the yoke. My 60/70s have a much shorter (almost half) nut. Id be careful how you "remedy" the problem unless you want to dig back into the axle. Pulling the nut and replacing it with a shorter one will fubar the pinion preload on the crush sleeve.
You gave a detail description of what youre working on and the exact problem youre having. Most importantly you welcomed the suggestions and appreciated the info given.
Ill say it again...If you ask good questions you get good answers from this forum
Good newbie.
EDIT:
Yes it does seem like the nut sticks out a good bit into the yoke. My 60/70s have a much shorter (almost half) nut. Id be careful how you "remedy" the problem unless you want to dig back into the axle. Pulling the nut and replacing it with a shorter one will fubar the pinion preload on the crush sleeve.
Thanks..
Also, I have no crush sleeve in this differential, when I regeared it, the master bearing kit came with shims instead of a crush sleeve... Coincidentally, this same kit also came with this damn pinion nut that started this whole thread.
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Thanks for the Picture Dave, I appreciate it. About the dana 60s having or not having crush sleeves, I was under the impression that some did and some didnt. I have read of guys saying they had them and then others saying they have pulled several apart and there wasnt one. There was NOT one in this axle when I pulled it apart. Its from an 86 F350.
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hmmmm....
I couldve sworn my 60f had a crush sleeve. Its been a good number of years since I built it though.
I know I had shims but I also thought there was a sleeve between the pinion bearing and yoke.
My mistake Im sure.
I couldve sworn my 60f had a crush sleeve. Its been a good number of years since I built it though.
I know I had shims but I also thought there was a sleeve between the pinion bearing and yoke.
My mistake Im sure.
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From: utica il
if i get any nut pics i gurantee i will send every person on here a pic of what my rather large testies look like, in hd quality no less
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LOL!!
Thanks again to Dave, Tom, and Kris for the help, and or course thanks to Dan for his contributions...
