yamahasled's rear end

we didn't take the pinion out the bolt was just a little loose we just torqued it back to spec

 

now i just need to change the front bolt pattern then

 

then we could run 15s!!!

 

straight axle the front and run 96 and older axle shaft and u could run 15s

 

if ima do all that ima trash the shitty 8.8 and throw a 9" in it !

 

I get exactly what you're saying, what I'm saying is that "bolt" is your pinion shaft that had that nut on it along with 2 conical precision bearings and a crush sleeve and shim pack... once the sleeve is crushed at the factory it is useless and if you lose preload you have to put a new sleeve in to keep the pinion nut tight, I'm telling you that if you felt it bottom out on the sleeve and got a little more crush you MIGHT be ok.. but if its overtightened past 6-8 inch lbs expect to take it apart in the near future... I'm also sayin to peen the pinion nut into the threads on the shaft so it can't back off

Just trying to help bud, another thing you can do is pull the carrier and pinion and hammer the bulge on the crush sleeve to re extend it, but then again they're only like $20

 

h*ll yeah thats the way to go!!

thanks for the help a7x

 

thats why ya just buy an older straight axle truck like my bronco

 

No prob man, just don't want ya guys ta chase your tails with a pinion nut that keeps backing off haha that's no fun, its more fun to fix it once and drive the hell out of it

 

How can i tell if my truck has an 8.8 or 9.75 without measuring it?