sstock,

That's a a great post and a perfect example of this forum working as it is intended to.

"When installing the entire assembly in the torque tube housing, i tried dropping the assembly straight down vertically, like others have done. I couldn't get the last 1/2" to seat the rear pinion bearing, the sleeve that cinches the front bearing was getting cocked in the housing."

When I did that job on my restored '36 Chevy PU# I got the pinion assembly to seat by sticking the driveshaft with the pinion assembly attached into the torque tube and holding the torque tube transmission end down vertically and raising it a few times a few inches and letting it fall down vertically against a wood block. That seated the assembly quickly and easily.

So, like with anything "whatever works".

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Thanks again for a great post and I hope the moderators are noticing that we amateurs do have information to offer each other.


Ray