Rear End Rebuild

[bsampson]

I'm in the process of a similar rebuild. I was planning on 2 quarts of rear lube. I'm not to that stage yet, however, so I can't verify. It looks like that kit only includes 1 quart?

It's worth buying an extra set of pinion bearings to use as setup bearings (inner definitely, and probably outer as well). Use a die grinder to enlarge the inner bore so they easily come on/off the pinion. When you get the shims the way you like it, then you can install the final bearings.

You'll want a 0-1" micrometer for measuring shims and a dial indicator/magnetic base setup to measure gear backlash.