I want to install new pinion bearings on my late '65 differential. Where do I find the Kent Moore tool described in the title ? It's the long wrench that bolts to 2 of the 4 the yoke U-bolt holes to hold the yoke while you tighten or loosen the pinion nut. Do members have any experience in fabricating a substitute tool ? Are they available from tool rental shops ? Do auto specialty stores sell them (I think they would be used for all Chev vehicles) ? I'll be driving stateside (Montana, Idaho, Oregon) in a week, and would like to obtain if available.
(side-note) My diff. has one of those intermediate pinion designs, with 30-splines for the yoke, yet with the short crush sleeve [0.625" virgin; approx. 0.560" crushed] that seats on a step of the pinion shaft (rather than the long sleeve that goes from inner bearing race to the outer bearing race); just like the '63-64 design that has 14(?) yoke splines. Any estimate of the torque that will be required to crush the virgin sleeve ? (to achieve the pinion bearing pre-load of 15-25 inch.lbs for new bearings).
Sorry, Roy B. -- no 3-second blast on an air gun (I'm not THAT lucky).
(side-note) My diff. has one of those intermediate pinion designs, with 30-splines for the yoke, yet with the short crush sleeve [0.625" virgin; approx. 0.560" crushed] that seats on a step of the pinion shaft (rather than the long sleeve that goes from inner bearing race to the outer bearing race); just like the '63-64 design that has 14(?) yoke splines. Any estimate of the torque that will be required to crush the virgin sleeve ? (to achieve the pinion bearing pre-load of 15-25 inch.lbs for new bearings).
Sorry, Roy B. -- no 3-second blast on an air gun (I'm not THAT lucky).
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