white89gt

The big key is to do your best to replicate the torque setting you've already got. Too loose is bad, and too tight can be if you pinch the crush sleeve further. I always do it by hand to try and replicate as exact as possible.

*** Good call on the dust cover idb2328.

ibd2328

iTrader: (2)

Yeah make sure you dont have any play with the yoke, you will prolly have to go past your settings. Good call white. Crush sleeves make it simply, but if you dont go past their current status they will have play.

CDIESEL

No worries guys, I appreciate y'all looking out. Doesn't seem to bad to change, would like to do it sooner than later but don't think it will hurt a few weeks putting off while I am settling in down here

screamineagle

Not trying to over complicate things here and it's been alot of years since I've delved into a differential. Anytime the pinion nut was removed it was common practice to use blue grease on the ring and pinion teeth to insure proper mesh while torquing the nut. The grease would show a pattern of where the gears were meshing. Maybe this method is'nt used anymore?

Again, not trying to derail. Just wondering if this method is odsolete?

CDIESEL

Jeez I really dont wanna screw anything up. I cant afford not to have my truck, I feel like I wanna take it to someone.

white89gt

If you mark it, you usually don't need to worry about that. If you really wanted to get technical, you could use one of the beam style torque wrenches to measure how much torque it takes to move the pinion nut. Then replicate that torque putting it back on. But the tried and true method is to mark the nut and pinion, then take it an 1/8" past that and you should be good. The crush sleeve really helps you keep the proper depth. Although, I think shims are and work better here.

white89gt

You can do it. No sense paying someone a $150-$200 to do it. If you follow just a few basic steps, you'll be fine.

white89gt

Mine is an 8.8, but I've got everything sitting here to do mine. I'll do it as soon as my back heals up.

Mine is weird, it leaks, but it stays in the pocket where the pinion nut is between the flanges. It never leaks on the ground. Just every time I've taken off the d/s I get fluid right there.

screamineagle

Don't get discouraged. I was throwing my experience out there because that's how it was done back in my day. These guys are giving you good advice. I would trust them.

the01kingranch

I haven't seen ibd post here recently where ya been?