8 3/4" 3rd member re-gear/rebuild

last time I even asked was $200 and that was 17 years ago. I made said set up bearing. Took an HF surface prep kit (3 grades of scotchbrite buffs and a die grinder collet) and just polished the inside of the good old bearing until it slid on. That metal is hard so it took about 20 minutes with the gnarliest media. make sure you cool it off as it will get hot and the heat will actually expand it, so test fit it after you quench it. slides on nice and neat, no binding. Now I can set it up with shims, measure it and add/subtract shims easily until I get my pattern. remember to put a torque on the pinion nut to get the right pattern.