Front rear input shaft bearing

I only have experience with Eaton, need a dail indicator and torque spec for the nut (holding yoke) is big like 900 plus ftlbs

 

Yes the bearings do press on the input shaft, and the shims behind the bearing plate set the pinion preload. You can pull the bolts out of the Bearing plate and the input assembly will come out of housing without removing the yoke, then you can remove a thin shim and that should take the slack out. Wear in the spider gears in the power divider are usually where the slack comes from.

 

Dude, i will offer you a bit of important advice



When it comes to rear axles, unless you have experience with them, let someone else who does have experience with them fix them. Some need tools that you don't have, as mentioned the preload and torque is really high.


What's it sounds like you have a disaster in the making, any play in the pinion can lead to a failure.

 

Look up the Eaton worksheet. To give instructions and tolerance in plain English. If you can get the yolk nut off the rest is ez. Just follow the instructions and about $30 in harbor freight tools if you don’t already have dial indicator and a caliper.took me about 3 hours but I was taking my time and had to do it about 3 times till I felt good with it. That was 300k miles ago. I’m at 1.1 now and could go at any moment but so far so good.

 

Sure it’s not just the yoke loose? Happened to me, years after replacing the seal. Tightened it up with a big gun, been good since.

 

A lot of times it's in the nest assembly or the brass washer behind it. It doesn't take much to create some play and get a vibration under a load.