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Originally Posted by Macbuick
Thanks a lot
it's what i wanted to know, is there no risk to damage the bearing by pressing on and off several times? i 'll have to be very carefull...
i suppose you only fit the pinion seal after the backlash is set ?
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Should be fine to press the bearing on and off, some people use the old bearing to figure out the shim thickness, then re-assemble and check with the new bearing. I would set everything up, get the right specs dialed in and then re-assemble one last time with the seal. You want to make sure you get the backlash and pinion dept right, otherwise you could end up with some broken parts or a noisy rear end.
One more thing, if you are using a crush sleeve, you only have one shot at getting it right. Overcrush it and you'll have too much preload on the bearing. You may want to consider a solid sleeve instead. The solid sleeves get adjusted by using shims.