They recommend a new crush sleeve every time, although intuitively it
shouldn't matter, unless the old sleeve has been crushed too much. If that
were the case, your pinion shaft would be real hard to turn now.

That torque wrench extender that Jeff recommended can be purchased at Sears.
The math isn't so bad. ('Course I have a Physics degree.)

In my experience, once a gear set makes noise, that is the end of it. But I
did get lucky that one time in Ohio. That may be because I had three small
kids with me and hardly any money, and I hadn't offended any gods yet.

I really recommend a dial type torque wrench to measure the pinion bearing
preload.

Earle

"Peter Pontbriand" <TRIMsprocketATstormDOTcaTRIM> wrote in message
...
> Yes, I've been trying to use the old crush sleeve.
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 1/8 of a turn is a significant amount.
> >
> > Are you using an old crush sleeve????????????
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > If the yokes differed in the thickness of the splined part, how would
> that
> > > affect things? Would using a new crush sleeve solve such a problme?
> > >
> > > The pinion nut only turned 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn when going from 160 to
> 250+
> > > ft-lbs, I don't know if that is significant.
> > >
> > > /Peter
> > >
> > > "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > 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.
> > > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > > http://www.billhughes.com/
> > > >
> > > > 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
>
>