mbgardner(at)freewwweb.com wrote,
>I am in the middle of r&r'ing the rear axle bearings on my SV.
>Query: My shop manual only shows a gasket under the dust cover; but the
>bearing kit came with two paper gaskets. Is one to be placed btw the
>backing plate and the axle flange?
Series V used 1 gasket per side because those rear assy's had sealed rear
bearings.
Earlier rear assy's need 2 gaskets per side.
There is also a difference in gasket thickness betweet early and SV axle
flange gaskets, but I dont think the thickness matters, and the gaskets
should be interchangable.
>Query2: Do the inner and outer bearing shields need to be R&R'd in
the
>process. So far I have left them undisturbed in the process.
Dont know what you mean.
>Query3: What is the correct procedure for tightening the pinion nut?
I
>counted 15 turns backing it off the shaft. The nut was not particularly
>tight. Is the procedure similar to tightening a wheel bearing? If so why
>is there no castle nut/cotter pin arrangement?
You will need to have the wheels OFF the ground, e-brake applied very tight,
or have the vehicle unjacked and on the ground, with you in a pit.
Otherwise you will have to bench tighten the pinion nut.
this is becuase the pinion nut needs some hellatious amount of torque
on it (something like 115 lb ft).
I think these nuts also had nylock inserts as a thread locker.
Goodluck,
Jarrid Gross
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