Lesson's learned, the ARP sure grip bolts contacted the inside of my carrier housing when the supplied washers were used, so I had to completely disassemble the sure grip, re-chase the threads to clean the loctite etc to remove and reinstall the ARP bolts.

There are some seals out there that parts stores will cross as the same as the pinion seal based on the case and seal dimensions but the seals outer lip is larger and it will contact the yokes seal shield.

I made this simple but effective bucket stand to work on it.