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