741 - crush sleeve and shims?

When it was built 7-8 years ago, was it as hard to turn as it is now or do you not remember? The 741 uses a solid thick sleeve over the pinion and then a few thin shims to set preload. Does your pinion have the heavy thick sleeve? If all you need is the smaller preload shims and the larger pinion depth shims behind the large race, i can send you all you need for the cost of postage. I have the set up bearings for all cases but if you have a spare pinion bearing, you can hone the I.D. till it slides on and off. Thus making your own set up bearing.