Crush sleeve vs spacer

[KarlVP]

What is the proper way to have a spacer machined to replace a crush sleeve?

Reason I am asking, Is I torqued the crush sleeve down, got proper pinion preload, I took it all apart to get the measurement of the crush sleeve. Then put it back together. When I put it back together, the bearings contacted before the crush sleeve was "crushed" and there was little to no pinion preload. Hence my belief that it released a little bit of the strain on the sleeve before proper pinion preload was met.

 

[Fullywrecked]

What diff are you using?

 

[KarlVP]

What diff are you using?

ford 8.8

 

[Fullywrecked]

http://www.ringpinion.biz/index.php?cPath=385

Try one of these

 

[darius]

Well duh, a crush sleeve is one time use.:looser:

 

[Cascade_Crawler]

we got them

 

[KarlVP]

Well duh, a crush sleeve is one time use.:looser:

So lets say I had a spacer machined. Should I measure the used crush sleeve?

Your a huge help. :awesomework:

 

[Fullywrecked]

Why build one, they are cheap. You can have it the next day.

 

[KarlVP]

Why build one, they are cheap. You can have it the next day.

Thanks for the help. :awesomework: :cheer: :awesomework:

Gonna order one. Didn't click on the linky cause I am retarded.

 

[Fullywrecked]

Thanks for the help. :awesomework: :cheer: :awesomework:

Gonna order one. Didn't click on the linky cause I am retarded.

Glad I could help.:redneck:

 

[darius]

So lets say I had a spacer machined. Should I measure the used crush sleeve?

Your a huge help. :awesomework:

I guess you could do that to get it close, other than that you'll be pulling the pinion in and out a few times to get it dialed. Just remember that it's opposite of normal shimming, if it's loose it mean's remove shim's......not add:awesomework: