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Patric Fox · 03-03-2015, 01:31 PM

I would personally go with a solid spacer. After trying to crush a 8 3/4" sleeve, and torqued to 450 ft. lbs. , it pulled the threads out of the pinion nut, and still did not have enough preload.

03-03-2015, 01:31 PM	#4
Patric Fox Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pottstown,Pa. Posts: 121 Likes: 24 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: GM 8.5 ten bolt crush sleeve I would personally go with a solid spacer. After trying to crush a 8 3/4" sleeve, and torqued to 450 ft. lbs. , it pulled the threads out of the pinion nut, and still did not have enough preload.