I use a 24" pipe wrench to hold the yoke, and a big breaker bar with a cheater bar to tighten the nut.
There is no specific pinion nut torque that needs to be reached.. You just need to tighten the nut until the correct pinion preload is reached.
It sounds like the pinion nut is not tight enough and the pinion is now moving in and out. This will do bad damage to ring and pinion. You will need to replace crush sleeve in rear end now.
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Get a heavier duty rearend. the tow capacity is based on the rearend. Chevy 10, 12, and 14 bolt rearend.
Yes... The part number is a 1234726 -Powertrain Industries Inc.
All Chevy Celebrities have rack and pinion steering.
Open the cover, count the teeth on the big gear ( the ring gear ) next count the teeth on the small gear ( the pinion gear). Divide the big gear by the little gear and that is your ratio.
There is no specific pinion nut torque. The pinion nut has to be tightened until the proper pinion preload is established. Pinion preload is what matters
It is out of a 1988 Chevy suburban It is out of a 1988 Chevy suburban
8.5 inch 10 bolt.
85W90 gear oil.
I'm sure it will, But you need to measure both of them first.