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real axle pinion oil seal removal, advice please.........a little nervous.... 700

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posted by  lucid on  Wed May 4 02:36 CST 2005
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why be nervous?

I'd be nervous, having read that the torque on the pinion shaft nut is critical on replacement.

The theory(?) is that the pinion bearing pre-load was originally set by crushing a spacer sleeve or something, with the high torque applied to the nut.

The concern is about replacing the nut too loose or too tight, thus screwing up the bearing pre-load, and possibly the whole rear end.

Maybe this is myth, but I'd be nervous too.

Time for the pros to weigh in here.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current) — 240s (one V8) — 140s — 122s — since '63.






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