RE: 8 3/4 tightening specs

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I have seen some crush sleeves require over 250 ft lb to "crush". Last 
one a friend of mine did, I had to stand on a breaker bar to get it to 
crush. While this isnt the norm, I thought I would pass it along.

In my opinion, the "crush sleeve eliminator" kits are a better option.

Doc.


Brian Schlump wrote:
> 
> According to the FSM... tighten the pinion nut to 150 ft. lb. and using 
> an inch lb. torque wrench rotate the pinion to determine preload.  The 
> correct preload is 20-30 in. lb. for new bearings.  If preload is not 
> correct continue tightening pinion nut in small increments and continue 
> checking until preload is correct.  A minimum of 175 ft. lbs. is 
> required on the pinion nut.  The torque on the bearing cap bolts is 
> 85-90 ft. lbs....Brian
> 
> moparbikeguy@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > I have an 8 3/4 (489 case) that I am trying to set up. I have all the 
> > specs except the torque for the 4 carrier bearing cap bolts and the 
> > torque for the pinion yoke nut (using a new crush sleeve). Does anybody 
> > have those specs available?
> > 
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