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Originally Posted by Mike C
There is no need to replace the crush sleeve when doing a seal swap. It is crushed to the correct spacer length for preload when it is assembled. Tightening it back down as tight as you can get it with a standard 1/2” ratchet will be fine. Unless it has unusual bearing wear, it will be good for years. If there is a part you should consider replacing it is the pinion nut. They lose a lot of the locking characteristics on re-use.
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Other than a very slight whine at highway speed it seems fine. It may be from the bearing but it's hard to say for sure. I can't feel any end play at all.
I'm hoping it lasts many more miles, but if I could find a complete diff with gears somewhere between 3.08 - 3.42 I'd like to swap it out. I don't need the 3.73s and it sucks gas like it's still 1974 when gas was $.32 a gallon. It's not terrible bad if I keep my foot out of it, but it doesn't take many squirts to drop the MPG from 10 to 7
I really appreciate the helpful info!
Randy.