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Old 04-04-2006, 01:49 AM
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this week im throwing in my 373s and just that is easy. but my car has 75000 miles. would i need this BEARING kit or what not? i can imagine those are a little tough to get out and im sure they are worn like a mother. whatcha think
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Old 04-04-2006, 03:09 AM
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I would strongly suggest getting the bearing kit for your install. It is pretty hard to get the old ones off with out ruining them. If your doing it yourself it would invest in a set up bearing from Reider racing (www.reiderracing.com). This bearing makes it much easier to set your pinion depth. If you have never done this or don't have someone that has done it help you I would pay the $300 to have a shop to do it.
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:33 AM
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I would strongly suggest getting the bearing kit for your install. It is pretty hard to get the old ones off with out ruining them. If your doing it yourself it would invest in a set up bearing from Reider racing (www.reiderracing.com). This bearing makes it much easier to set your pinion depth. If you have never done this or don't have someone that has done it help you I would pay the $300 to have a shop to do it.
+1, gears need to be done right
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Old 04-04-2006, 10:50 PM
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i would suggest a bearing kit even if your car was brand new.
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:20 PM
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Do it, I'm doing it on my 03 with 36k.
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:44 PM
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all ordered up... 50 bucks. thank god for friends lol thanks guys owe ya one
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:46 PM
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Even with just 500 miles on the car, it WOULDN'T make sense to pay 60 bucks for cheap insurance.

Whenever you do a gear swap, always do the bearings.
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I would strongly suggest getting the bearing kit for your install. It is pretty hard to get the old ones off with out ruining them. If your doing it yourself it would invest in a set up bearing from Reider racing (www.reiderracing.com). This bearing makes it much easier to set your pinion depth. If you have never done this or don't have someone that has done it help you I would pay the $300 to have a shop to do it.
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Screw up the install and you will be a very sad stang owner/
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