Re: Carrier bearing preload ??
You?ll want 20-25 inch lbs of rotating torque, much like setting pinion bearings.When I was a GM tech, occasionally we?d run into a carrier so tight you couldn?t remove it. I?d loosen the bearing caps and put a wrench on one of the ring gear bolts, then put the car in gear to ? walk? it out. I don?t know why they were that tight,the usual result was worn or damaged side bearings.Set the preload first , then add or subtract shims to get your backlash number.
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