HELP! Middle of pinion seal change problem!
#1
HELP! Middle of pinion seal change problem!
I just took off the drive-shaft and I put on the torque wretch and the pinion nut has no resistance! I can spin the pinion by the nut with my fingers. What is going on?
Did the guy who installed my gears screw up the crush sleeve, or is this a sign something else?
Can I just use these values that Cliffyk posted in an old thread?
"The pinion nut is to be tightened to whatever torque is required so that it takes 16-29 lb-in of torque (with new bearings/gears/etc) to rotate the pinion gear."
"For reusing the bearings and crush sleeve (8 to 14 lb-in)"
Please help!!!!
Did the guy who installed my gears screw up the crush sleeve, or is this a sign something else?
Can I just use these values that Cliffyk posted in an old thread?
"The pinion nut is to be tightened to whatever torque is required so that it takes 16-29 lb-in of torque (with new bearings/gears/etc) to rotate the pinion gear."
"For reusing the bearings and crush sleeve (8 to 14 lb-in)"
Please help!!!!
#2
It is a sign that the pinion nut was not properly tightened. A lot of mechanics (apparently including the "guy" who installed your gears) feel that all they have to do is mark the nut, and/or count the number of turns, and then replace the nut to the same position--I have even seen this put forth in some online "how-to" articles and threads.
It is not so.
Here is the proper procedure for replace the pinion seal, and re-tightening the nut...
It is not so.
Here is the proper procedure for replace the pinion seal, and re-tightening the nut...
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