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Eaton HO52 pinion bearing slop
Hey all,
I replaced the pinion seal on my HO52 rear axle following the instructions I took from this site. Before I took the pinion nut off I recorded exactly how many threads were showing and marked were the nut was in relation to the pinion. I put everything back together and everything seemed tight. No slop in the yoke so I figured I was good to go. At this point I only had a rolling chassis. Today, now 6 months later I noticed that there is a lot of slop in the pinion. I can move the yoke up and down a considerable amount. It's still a rolling chassis (no driveshafts) so I don't see how it could have been worn at all from just rolling back and forth in my shop. What's my best course of action here? Do I just tighten the nut until there's no play in the yoke?
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Re: Eaton HO52 pinion bearing slop
That rear end does not have a crush sleeve. You tighten the nut very tight & go a little further to line up the cotter pin holes. If the brg. is still loose, has play in it, the brg. is bad. It is a one piece unit. There is no adjustment to it.
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Re: Eaton HO52 pinion bearing slop
Thanks for the reply, how tight is "very tight"? 100ft/lbs?
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Re: Eaton HO52 pinion bearing slop
Go to 100 & further to line up the cotter pin holes.
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Re: Eaton HO52 pinion bearing slop
Thanks!
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