Warn hub installation help

[orbot]

So i have automatic hubs now but when i went to 2hi sometimes it seemed like it wanted 4 hi again, wheels stuck, so figured it was bummed hubs, had store credit with 4wheelparts bought the warns 9790's



Now i was installing one side when i noticed it had no lash (as the instructions say) so toch it off, now heres what i took off in the same order



reatiner clip

spacer

adjusting nut

lock ring



but i see in the chevy manual book that the retainer ring goes after the spacer, i had it the other way around, does this affect???



ok so going back to the instructions, it says to take the lock ring off and put everything back but i couldnt due to a dimple on the following nut so the only way was to not to put the spacer in, and that way i got a tiny bit of lash for the axle retainer clip to go in, in fact with the spacer in the clip wouldnt fit.



Did i hook it up right???



Have only done one wheel.

[kwmech]

What year, and what axle are we working on?

you say auto hubs, so I am assuming a later model 10 bolt.

Some of them, the snap ring and retainer was up against the end of the spindle. If installling an aftermarket hub (warn), they get removed.

[orbot]

10 bolt, 81 chevy 1/2 ton 28 spline i think.

I managed to put back both lock rings but took out the spacer in order to do it im just curious if would tehere be a ny trouble later on without the spacer