NaomiDstangLvr

I'm posting this for my husband, who's been trying to get the gears right......



hey guys bought a 87 gt about month ago trying to restore. fixing some must have first, well the guy i got it from changed the gears to a 410 did not get the crush sleeve crushed its tore down in my garage up in the air and i can NOT get it crushed for anything everything in side looks good just need some help anyone near amelia, ohio know how to get this done?

AdderMk2

ive had to use an impact before to get the crush sleeve started.. they are indeed a bitch and require something near 250 ft-lbs to start to crush

steel1

Yeah, when my buddy and I did mine we had to use a 2ft. breaker bar and basically hang on it. Good thing he's about 270lbs. , but it's a pain! You could use an impact gun, but be carefull not yo over-torque.

mjr46

if your doing it by hand tools= ain't goona happen if you have to do it on jack stands.. cause you need a long bar that bolts to pinion flange/tool to hold it in place....and then tighten it with a long braker bar in stages until I believe a break away torque of 22 inch lbs is obtained for a new bearing if installed at time....or easier way is use an impact gun and give it blips in stages.. but you'll need a inch lb torque wrench to know when proper preload is obtained

67mustang302

Yeah, to get them started usually requires north of 200ft-lbs. Just don't overtorque it, once the crush sleeve has been crushed too far, it's no longer usable, and you have to start over with a new crush sleeve. And the older flexing bar style(can't recall the actual name) inch-lbs wrenches are a good choice for checking rotating torque.

NaomiDstangLvr

Thanks for the info, I'll make sure to pass this thread onto him. I know he tried for hours to get it done, no luck though...

BTW, Addermk2, love the "beater", lol! Looks like my first car I owned!