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    tightening the pinion gear

    Thanks for all the information Roadtripper and Crazy4offroad. Rear is back together. Just put 40 miles on it and seems good thanks again
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    tightening the pinion gear

    Thanks for all the info. So............. what you guys are saying is i need to remove the rear axles, carrier and ring and pinion agian in order to crush this sleeve. It can not be done in the rear. Wow I am glad that I asked before doing. YOu guys saved me alot of money time and headaches...
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    tightening the pinion gear

    I replaced the ring and Pinion gear in my 12 bolt GM rear. I first need to tighten the bearings and the crush sleeve. Is there a proper way to do this. I have read that it get 8-15 Ft pounds of rotational torque. Is this true and if so what is rotational torque? My best guess is with...
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    What Exhaust Set up are you Running

    I just put 2 1/2" tube from manifold back to two 40 series Flowmasters. Then 2 1/2" out of the mufflers with the tail pipes coming out at the rear corners of the bed. Sounds good to Me!!!!!
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    12 bolt GM truck rear

    I have the 15" rally wheels with 31" tires. I also have a set of wheels that i use for the winter but they are also 15". Thanks for all the info. Hopefully I can help you out in the future. Muff
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    12 bolt GM truck rear

    I will be driving it often and very rare is it that i pull anything
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    12 bolt GM truck rear

    What gear ratio should i go with. Is there a brnad that I should go with? I see there are Yukon, Richmond,Superior and Motive Ring and Pinion sets. What is the difference other then price.
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    12 bolt GM truck rear

    i have gone back to the shop and dicussed what happened with the owner. He was very nice and apoligized several times. I explained to him that I no longer felt comfortable with there work. He is going to play the bill in full at another shop and refunded me all my money from the previous work...
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    12 bolt GM truck rear

    All I have rebuilt my 1981 C10 from bottom up. I had the Rear pinion seal replaced last week and the shop never tightened the nut that hold the driveshaft to the rear. Well the result was a dropped driveshaft 15 miles from the shop and a brocken tooth on the pinion gear. The current ring and...
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