Be sure and tell them you switched yokes, I believe that's your
problem, because it should slid right in against the bearing like the
old one.
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Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> Well, I did both, I tightened the pinion nut a bit beyond 250 using a
> breaker bar, then put it all back together hoping the preload was enough. It
> wasn't. Still lots of howling when coasting and now it howls when driving at
> highway speeds too.
>
> Since I've wasted enough of my time crawling around on the floor of a
> superheated garage with no hoist and inadequate tools, I'm going to hand
> this off to a pro, assuming I can find one. Haven't had any luck so far,
> they keep telling me they don't have torque wrenches that go beyond 250
> ft-lbs either.
>
> /Peter