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Old 03-03-2015, 01:41 PM   #5
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Default Re: GM 8.5 ten bolt crush sleeve

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Originally Posted by Patric Fox View Post
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.
Give the smart sleeve a go...around 150 ft lb and you are done.
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