Problem, cant get the pinion out of the carrier. Got the nut off, but the u-joint is still there. Also, this coming out of a 10 bolt posi 3.42. I have a 10 bolt 2.73, I cant use the same pinion, can I? Thank you!

 

Re-use the same pinion? Thats not really a good question..How in the hell did you get the pinion nut off with the u joint still in place?! I think you might mean the pinion yolk? just use a hammer to tap it off if thats what you mean.

 

Sorry, yes, the yoke. I hammered and hammered, but the pinion wont go out. Am I missing something?

 

Kent-Moore makes a special puller to pull it off, and when a few hammer taps won't knock it off, I use the puller, since hitting it too hard endangers the parts. But they can be very tough to get off, on the other hand, sometimes they come right off.

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Get the yoke off first. Once that's off the pinion should come out with a few hits with the hammer.

 

Maybe you get a good discount, but they wanted over $800 for their pinion depth setting gauge! Unreal! So I got a Precision Measurement Sys one instead for ~$125. Kent-Moore what a joke, quality stuff but bend over prices.