9" diff rebuild kit needed

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Jul 3, 2012 | 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hasteranger

I've seen the spacer kits to do away with the crush sleeve. Can't remember where. Crush sleeves seem like the trickiest part to rebuilding the pinion so if I end up doing my own I'll probably go that route.

Nothing a 1/2" impact gun can't take care of. Zip the nut on and hammer a little. Check pre-load. Hammer... check pre-load. Repeat until desired pre-load is achieved. Go too far and a new sleeve is needed.

That's why rebuilders say screw that and leave the crush sleeve out altogether. Just tighten the nut until you achieve proper pre-load. Peen the nut. Nothing is going anywhere.

For a solid spacer you use a crush sleeve, set-preload, remove the sleeve and make a solid spacer that matches the thickness of the crushed-sleeve.

All 3 methods do not take a rocket science degree.

Neither does setting backlash and pinion depth.

Josh