Quote: There may be a bearing retainer that you can shim like a Ford pickup uses to adjust the axle endplay.
Gus
My buddy who is doing the repair at his shop is going to use Ford roller bearings. And as now as the rear end is out i asked him to do a complete go through of all the other parts. I stopped by today and he showed me that the ring and pinion gears were fine but i also could use the bearings next to the sure grip replaced as well as they were showing some wear signs.
You said it has a Crush washer ??? Do you mean thrust block ?
As far as the bearings needing to be replaced , they ALL need to be replaced and the reason is that POS cone type sure grip if that is what the car still has in it.
If he has the differential torn down have him put the solid spacer in place of the crush spacer on the pinion stem .
