8 3/4 woes

As My68barracuda said, you need a dial type torque wrench, and measure actual turning torque. A clicker (if accurate at that low of a setting) is only measuring "breakaway" torque, which is always higher than turning torque. IMO 16 in/lb is too low for new bearings even for turning torque. Most preload specs for new bearings are in the 20~30 in/lb range.


Followed those instructions, and wound up with one .016” shim to get about 16 in lbs of preload on the pinion. With the shim on the solid sleeve it’s within a few thousandth of the old crush sleeve. I don’t have a dial torque wrench, so I used a regular click type. When set at 16 in lbs, and a gentle pull it will click right before the yoke begins to turn. 17 in lbs it turns without a click unless I put a little more pressure on the wrench. Is this close enough to where I need to be, or will I need to go get a beam/dial torque wrench?