I have begun my gear swap, but I think something is wrong. How far is the rear pinion bearing supposed to go into the torque tube housing? I still see maybe 1/4" exposed. Also, Why would my backlash be about .030? I have not used the bearing adjusters yet, but is that excessive. Could this be due to the pinion not being seated enough? I have already banged on it with the wooden end of a large hammer and it moved enough for me to secure the bearing retainer ring with the three lock bolts. I think that is as far as it will go then, isn't it? It just makes me unsure because of the excessive backlash. One of my adjusting nuts does not thread all the way in to its respective saddle. It is not a problem with the saddle either. The other adjusting nut goes all the way in on each side and the problem one doesn't go all the way in on either side. I have cleaned and inspected the threads and it doesn't look like there is anything wrong. I have a couple problems here that may be related to the same thing. Any suggestions?
