8 3/4" 489 help needed w/ solid sleeve
It's good to hear someone else has done this. I'm sure the guys who do this a lot use crush sleeves, and why not.
I don't think the pinion head shim size will matter.
I think the bearing cup seat or seats were cut a hair deep and placed the bearings closer to each other. Bearing - spacer - shim - Bearing.
Or I got a reject bearing.
You're right, it is more than .010". I'll need more than .020" to be able to adjust the shims .002" either way + or - .
The spacer comes with 5 shims,10,12,12,16, and 20, so you can adjust by .002" by changing shims, which you've already done before. Torque is 125' Lbs.
I guess I'll need to take @ .025" off and clean up both ends.
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