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Remnants of the old thread sealant must be cleaned out of the pinion yoke before it is treated with copious amounts of GM pipe sealant and reinstalled. An impact gun is used at first on the U-joint, though those less experienced would be better off with a large wrench that can generate a lot of torque. The U-joint continues to have some play until it hits the crush collar, and then it is given a few taps with a mallet to free it from binding. The new nut requires a 32mm socket, and is crushed onto the last thread to lock it on, but Nick still prefers to use red Loctite. There should be 15 to 21 inch-lb of resistance when turning the nut before the Ujoint starts spinning for proper gear mesh. On the Formula, it turns out to be 18 inch-lb. View Related Article
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