8 3/4" sure-grip swap and rebuild questions

I skipped going to the gym yesterday after work to hopefully get the 3rd member done and back into the car but I ran into an issue that I should have known to avoid but I was being impatient and stupid. Probably obvious to the more experienced but DO NOT USE AN IMPACT to torque the pinion nut! After so many times installing then removing then reinstalling the pinion and using my impact to torque the pinion nut I ended up ruining the outer pinion bearing cone. Got it together then when I went to check the turning torque it didn't turn smoothly, felt like it was rolling on marbles or something. Also noticed I kept having to take out preload shims to maintain correct preload. I removed the seal and outer bearing cone and turning the rollers in my hand you could feel it was "bumpy". My guess is the rollers hammered themselves into the inner race. D'oh!

I had to spend extra time running to the store to get a new bearing and seal and then again going through the process of figuring out pinion preload spacers, this time using my new "big" torque wrench to properly torque the pinion nut each time. The inner cone is new too I didn't use the impact after pressing that one on the pinion.

Really hoping to have this done tomorrow or Saturday at the latest, I'd like to go to the rifle range Sunday with my brother and after that I'll be in a world of darkness since DST is ending.

Quick question, would lightly wetting the paper 3rd member gasket with gear oil keep it from sticking to the mating surfaces for easier removal, or would that make it more prone to leak? I don't want to use RTV or anything sticky so it's easier to swap out pumpkins. I tried some gasket stuff last time (forget the name exactly) but it ended up acting like an adhesive and I had to scrape it off with a razor blade.