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buzzinhalfdozen · 09-10-2010, 08:45 AM

!2-15 inch lbs. is fine you absolutely have to have SOME preload on the bearings, without it the pinion is free to move. I try to get 20-35 in. lbs total turning torque on race rears. Joe

09-10-2010, 08:45 AM	#5
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Pinion preload for Ford 8.8 stick car. !2-15 inch lbs. is fine you absolutely have to have SOME preload on the bearings, without it the pinion is free to move. I try to get 20-35 in. lbs total turning torque on race rears. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117