adk-roadrunner
Well-Known Member
Actually the yoke pulled right off with my hand as well. I bought a puller thinking I would need it to get it off. I definitely can put everything back together and snug it all up and just see what the lash is like. I believe I read around .0010 I can probably use my dial indicator to see what it is.You can always stick the old crush sleeve back in and if you have something that you can use as a spacer with a large washer, you can use that in place of the yoke instead of putting it back on. Most of the time yokes are pretty snug on the splines so I'll use a 'pre-assembly' spacer for doing preliminary assembly for checking pinion depth and preload so if any changes need to be made, it makes it much easier to take things back apart. And looks like you found one of the reasons why I do not like crush sleeves like the one used in the 89 cases. And checking the bearing preload with the axles in.....is something that isn't right. It's checked without the seal though. Another reason why I like to use an assembly spacer lol. You should be ok on the back lash though and since the yoke nut was loose, you might not get a good reading anyways.