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If the axles, brakes and housing are stock, you can leave the thrust block/thrust buttons intact when running SNAP-RING style Green bearings.

If you are running first generation Green bearings with the crimped on 5-hole retainer, you must remove the thrust block.



I have stock everything.
I will have to check when I get home, but I changed to the Green bearings back in the early 90's. Would that be the crimped version?
I must not have paid attention when I installed the shafts back then because I didn't remove anything. Did I damage the unit?
How do I remove the thrust block? Can it be done with out pulling the 3rd member back out?



Early 90's , my guess is they are the crimp collar, what sure grip is it , clutch or cone ? If it's a cone then you have to completely disassemble the chuck to get it out without going medieval on it .

And if the detroit had the same inner dimension and they are a crimp style those bearings are probably junk ... not that they aren't junk to begin with ...