If you're changing the pinion seal. The factory 1974 manual says to jack it up
remove wheels and drums. Mark the position of the U joint in the yoke. Drop the
drive shaft. Use a inch pound torque wrench to spin the pinion and record the
reading for re-assembly. Make sure you mark the yoke and pinion shaft after
the nut is removed to keep the factory position of the two parts. Buy a new
yoke/pinion nut. Don't over torque the yoke nut. Just take out the end play and
tighten just enough to reach the pre-recorded torque. There's a crush spacer
in there that preloads the pinion bearings. If you crush it to far you will
have to replace it. And that isn't fun. Been up since 2:00 AM Good Night
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