lol sort of I'm currently a grad student. I could probably get the pinion bearing pressed off the 2.76:1 piece and use that to check the pinion depth, and not having a crush sleeve to deal with would be nice. The past few I did were with used or new OEM gear sets so I got lucky with just reusing the same shims on the "new" pinion shaft.
It's just a lot of work especially if I have to remove and reinstall the pinion multiple times to get a good gear contact pattern. If I knew I could put it all together in one shot I'd definitely do it myself. IDK I'll get in touch with the shop and work out the details, it's still up in the air.
