741 pinion nut torque too tight- did i damage it

I once built an engine using a new replacement balancer . When I started it the oil slinger rattled like crazy ! Turned out the new balancer snout was machined a tad short and would not seat the slinger up against the step in the crank .
Its possible the snout on the new yoke is a bit longer than the original .

^^^^ I would say the snout on the new yoke is actually shorter than the original one causing the new yoke dust shield to contact the case before the snout is seated to the front bearing.

Good point mbaird.