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Engine & Drivetrain
Front Pinion Seal
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<blockquote data-quote="scott degroot" data-source="post: 891556" data-attributes="member: 66039"><p>If you torque the pinion nut to factory torque you will more than likely end up crushing the crush sleeze more and therefore put more preload on the bearings and there is a good chance that they will go bad due to being overtightened. If you don't have access to an inch pound torque wrench to measure the rotational preload then what you can do in a pinch is count the number of threads that are showing on the frontside of the pinion nut. Put it back on the same number of therads with some loctite and you should be good to go. I have never had a problem doing it this way, if you want to be extra sure that the nut won't come loose you could always stake it also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scott degroot, post: 891556, member: 66039"] If you torque the pinion nut to factory torque you will more than likely end up crushing the crush sleeze more and therefore put more preload on the bearings and there is a good chance that they will go bad due to being overtightened. If you don't have access to an inch pound torque wrench to measure the rotational preload then what you can do in a pinch is count the number of threads that are showing on the frontside of the pinion nut. Put it back on the same number of therads with some loctite and you should be good to go. I have never had a problem doing it this way, if you want to be extra sure that the nut won't come loose you could always stake it also. [/QUOTE]
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