| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,115 Posts1,056,625 Members48,450 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | 
#51095 10/12/2005 5:00 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Detailed answer Joe. Good stuff. Might mention that the number of shim/gaskets required depends on how tight the ball housing is to the transmission. Too tight a joint will create a problem with movement of the TT whereas too loose will also create a sloppy joint. Somewhere in between it should feel just right. On the two I have rebuilt I have used 4 shims. It is well explained in the shop manual. Unfortunately they don't use any torque values which would help I suppose. BTW if after assembly the joint in the collar/rear trans leaks, you can loosen the bolts and tear out one of the shims to make a tighter seal. | | |
|
|
| |
