Now the crush sleeve just creates some backward pressure on the pinion while the pinion nut creates forward pressure, right? So if I get the pinion nut to the exact same tightness as it originally was, the crush sleeve should be doing it's job. Here was my mentality: if I do it wrong, I drop the rear end and have someone fix it. By the way, I dont own any air tools, so I have to work with mallets and breaker bars and crushing a crush sleeve sounded like it was out of the arm power range of this lowly programmer =P. But it worked (i.e., I got lucky). Even on engine braking at highway speeds, the gear doesnt make a peep. The driveshaft is ready to shatter and fly out of the car but thats a different issue. Hey if it all blows up.......4.30's!!!
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior
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