Replacing pinion yoke

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Replacing pinion yoke #150836 11/14/08 12:57 PM 11/14/08 12:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va wtucker OP enthusiast
wtucker OP enthusiast Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 303 Virginia Beach, Va	Is it hard to replace the pinion yoke on an 8 3/4? Is it as simple as removing the nut and pulling it off, and putting the new one back on? Or is there some special process to do it?

Re: Replacing pinion yoke [Re: wtucker] #150837 11/14/08 01:10 PM 11/14/08 01:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	pretty much yes if it's a 742/741. You have to anchor the yoke to R&R the nut & takes the right puller to draw the yoke off. A 489 with the crush sleeve needs the pinion to be dissassembled and the crush sleeve replaced or a solid sleeve added which is a better setup anyhow. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

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