Thanks for the offer Roy. I have not even pulled the main part (crown wheel bit) off yet. So I have not seen what spacers or shims are in it. We only just got to check out the turning torque of the carrier fully assembled. With the small click style torque wrench, we came up with approx value of between 48-58 in-pounds, turning, (not starting) torque. So this is considerably higher than what John-9 was talking about, however I am not sure if that value he said (20-25 in-lbs) was on the bench before tightening the main carrier and installing the seal , or when all assembled ready to install.
After it was rebuilt 8 years ago I did not even turn it. It was all heavily wrapped in shrink plastic and I just put it on the shelf and forgot about it! It has a little oil in it so it's not dry inside.
Tomorrow I will pull out the centre part and crown wheel and have a look for those shims and spacer. And also measure the turning torque of just the pinion. It may just be a case of adding one shim to get the correct preload value.
One other question, I see a lot of these kits have a set of new crown wheel bolts. Is this just for the racers and heavy footed drivers' peace of mind? How important is it to put in new crown wheel bolts?
Thanks
