I am working on building a 489 with 3.55 gears.
My question is about the small pinion bearing (nearest the yoke). I honed the large bearing (the bearing furthest from the yoke) and slipped it on to the new pinion on top of a .031 shim.
For a starting point, I measured the legth of the old crush sleeve and matched the length of the crush sleeve eliminator with a shim from the crush sleeve eliminator kit.
I slipped the new pinion with my honed "setup bearing" and crush sleeve eliminator in to the case. I went to put in the small bearing (nearest the yoke) and found that it either had such a tight fit on the pinion or it had to be pressed on to the yoke.
I know this is a stupid question but, I was really tired after a long day and didn't want to make a mistake. So, I stopped for the night. Does the small pinion bearing get pressed on to the pinion or is it supposed to be a "slip fit"?
Should I hone the old bearing and use it as a setup bearing too?
If you can't tell, this is the first differential I have tried to rebuild so... I am going to have lots of stupid question...:hiding:
My question is about the small pinion bearing (nearest the yoke). I honed the large bearing (the bearing furthest from the yoke) and slipped it on to the new pinion on top of a .031 shim.
For a starting point, I measured the legth of the old crush sleeve and matched the length of the crush sleeve eliminator with a shim from the crush sleeve eliminator kit.
I slipped the new pinion with my honed "setup bearing" and crush sleeve eliminator in to the case. I went to put in the small bearing (nearest the yoke) and found that it either had such a tight fit on the pinion or it had to be pressed on to the yoke.
I know this is a stupid question but, I was really tired after a long day and didn't want to make a mistake. So, I stopped for the night. Does the small pinion bearing get pressed on to the pinion or is it supposed to be a "slip fit"?
Should I hone the old bearing and use it as a setup bearing too?
If you can't tell, this is the first differential I have tried to rebuild so... I am going to have lots of stupid question...:hiding: