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Pinion Bearing Preload?
Posted by DaleG [Email] (more from DaleG) on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 05:24:04
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I recently had my pinion bearings replaced in my 88 Saab 900 by an independent Saab mechanic. He was very familiar with the process and had done plenty of them in the past. He was meticulus and careful with his technique. However I do not think that he normally used lock tite on the pinion nut. I encouraged him to use it as the manuals and Saabnetter had recommended. However as he was finishing the tightening to set the preload, the locktite appeared to set up. He was satisfied with final preload results and said it would be good for 200,000 miles.
When I got it home I did some checking and the preload seems to be about 4 lbs on a string pull on the housing rather then the 10 - 15 lbs specified in the repair manuals. Is this going to be OK? Any opinions out there from transmission pros?
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