8.75, 742 Pinion Preload Question

John thanks for the tips. In this case I am just replacing bearings and keeping the stock 2.93 gears.

I tried adding .002 and that gave me a Preload of 13-15 inch lbs w the seal installed. I don't have the correct assortment of shims to only .001 to the original pack thickness of .044. So I am stuck with either .044 @ 40 in lbs or .046 @ 13-15 in lbs (a little hard to get exact reading on my torque wrench)

I opted for the .046 set up. We'll see!

Thanks,

CE