Thread: FL 308 rear end
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Old 06-26-2015, 02:03 PM   #7
Steve Cole
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Re: 308 rear end

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT View Post
Steve, you will need to set up the preload on the side carrier bearings and the pinion bearings. All that is required on the pinion is a new crush sleeve, but the side bearings use shims. If you are not replacing the bearings, you should be able to reuse the shims that were there. I would not advise reusing the crush sleeve though. Oh, and a new pinion nut or some loctite on the existing one.
Thanks for the quick answer! Is something that can be done by someone who has never done it before?
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