I put a new one in but ended up going to my mechanic for fine tune. He told me he like to reuse the old ones and just torque them a little. Never heard of stretching them.. cheers

There are better ways to save $10 but I really appreciate your video and I learned a new trick. I feel that is a great method to use when you are dummying up the Pinion and applying Preload to check Pinion Depth shimming, THEN re-torquing the Pinion Nut with new bearings pressed and NEW Crush Tube added. Awesome)

I reused crush sleeves many many times and never had an issue ....never . Mark your yoke , nut and thread end of the pinion (straight line across all three) before disassembly and then tighten till they line up on reassembly .

@hotrodswoodshed7405

3 жыл бұрын

Good plan thx

I have added a shim and used them over, never had an issue

I've never done this I always mark the nut and pinion then just tighten back to it's original position then give it a few ugadugs to get the preload correct. Never had a vehicle come back with a pinion bearing issue after doing a pinion seal.

you are the best

I screwed up…I took mine apart and forgot to mark the threads and the nut. Now I’m just “winging it” and will see what happens. Wish me luck.

@Avner123

3 ай бұрын

If u have problems look into ratech smart sleeve, less torque needed to crush it vs new oem one

Seems like a reasonable fix. How about just putting a shim on one end of the sleeve so it crushes a bit more?

@hotrodswoodshed7405

5 ай бұрын

I suppose it's possible.

sweeet

What is the torque spec on a pain bearing

@hotrodswoodshed7405

2 жыл бұрын

idk

put a shim in too

Ahhh don't you think just adding shims with it more logical

@hotrodswoodshed7405

2 жыл бұрын

i dont recall ever seeing a flat shim to be used with the crush sleeve.

@grandebigy

2 жыл бұрын

@@hotrodswoodshed7405 I don't recall everyone having a press

Looks like cowboy engineering to me........I bet guys end up with a number of failures who are not as handy as you are....I think I could get away with it......maybe.

@hotrodswoodshed7405

3 жыл бұрын

I did... 7,000 miles soo far. And still runnin smooth

Don’t do this. Go buy a new one. If 8$ breaks your bank then you shouldn’t even have an axle apart

@user-qv8yd9dw4p

2 жыл бұрын

............ А мне казалось, что таким "цыганским ремонтом " занимаются только у нас, - в России. Оказывается, что и у вас есть любители изготовить из говна конфетку !