Originally Posted By poorboy
Old Ray, (1) did you get the axle saver bearing with a sleeve that goes over the axle, (2) or that shifts the location the roller bearings run on the axles?


Door # 2 smile

...............but I am majorly discombobulated bigly,.......when I took the clips out to remove the old axles the small bolt (torx head I think) that holds the spider gears big pin was hard to get at so I removed the axle bearing cap. BIG mistake, the nut that preloads the diff bearings fell out. Had to order the special long bar that sets the preload.

I am not 100 % sure that I got the locking tab into one of the holes in the nut, very hard to see for sure, the tab is flat / flush with the cap but can't see if the tab is into one of the holes AND I striped the head of the locking bolt for the pin(not the threads). Not sure how tight it was but has red loctite on it. Two opportunities for disaster ? mad HELP