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homemade87 · 05-21-2018, 06:56 AM

Best way is to mark pinion verse nut . I did not see where you marked the pinion . I take a Sharp chisel and mark the pinion and nut . Yoke to housing can move and give false reading . If you can still turn the nut buy a ratchet it is still to loose . I usually have to hit it a couple times with a impact to get the marks to line back up .

At this point I would tighten it as much as you can with the ratchet . Counting threads don't get it . We are only talking 1/8 of a turn difference if that to be correct . Then bump it with a impact or with a breaker bar . Most will tighten it past about 1/16 of a turn past the original .

05-21-2018, 06:56 AM	#2
homemade87 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Guntersville Alabama Posts: 1,073	Re: Replaced pinion seal but did I do it right? Best way is to mark pinion verse nut . I did not see where you marked the pinion . I take a Sharp chisel and mark the pinion and nut . Yoke to housing can move and give false reading . If you can still turn the nut buy a ratchet it is still to loose . I usually have to hit it a couple times with a impact to get the marks to line back up . At this point I would tighten it as much as you can with the ratchet . Counting threads don't get it . We are only talking 1/8 of a turn difference if that to be correct . Then bump it with a impact or with a breaker bar . Most will tighten it past about 1/16 of a turn past the original .