Pre load
I'm in day 3 of installing my Mitchell overdrive (by myself!). It is going very well. Paul Shinns video has been very helpful. I welded up a homemade spring spreader but just used it as a safety, I left the spring on the rear end and not in the car. I'm amazed at the quality of the entire Mitchell package that they send, right down to the way they package it for shipping
So...today I bent the washer tabs down and removed the top large nut on the pinion. Then I discovered that I could jiggle the tabbed washer and the lower nut at least 1/8 inch with the tabbed washer on there. After I lifted the tabbed washer I could tighten the lower nut by fingers at least 3/8 inch in the clockwise direction. I understand that there should be 20 inch pounds preload on the pinion bearing. Obviously there was none. So my question is how can I do this preload setting. I have an inch pound torque wrench but don't see any way to use one on that large nut. Thanks, Bob
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