[RICK LAKE]

Stephan427sc Stephan you should of marked the pinion, nut and yoke for a line up. There is not torque reading as per say. It's about loading the pinion bearing s and having the correct back lash when done. If you have the rearend by itself, the drag is 22-25 inch pounds with used bearings and 24-27 inch pound with new bearings under perload. No stub shafts. Use a 1/4 torque wrench and put it on the big nut on the end of the pinion. If back lash is greater than .010" it should be reset up. If you are hard driving, I like the back lash with a posi around .004-.005". If you are just cruising, you can goto .012" and have no problems with wear or noise. Rick L.