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Old 03-28-2024, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Formulas View Post
Something you can do to make the process a bit easier is to take your old pinion bearing use a sanding drum on the inside of the race where it goes on the pinion use the slip fit bearing to get a good pattern on your new gears establish a shim dimension then press the new bearing and shim on for final install.
I do this too (that is, have a "set up" bearing in addition to the new bearing to be used).

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