For me it's a trust thing, along with common sense/experience. Was just working on a differential, and the pinion torque was listed in the factory manual at 390-425 ft/lbs. 25 mm shaft, fine thread 1.75, 8-9 threads total in nut about 5/16 inch,with nut using a pin type 4 slot socket same as a 4x4 old style hub nut. No way that shaft/nut could handle that, or the socket! Still havn't gotten an official reply back. I already know the answer. Piss poor design, no lock other than the flange on the nut to be staked after torque into a fine 26 spline. Guaranteed to come apart sooner or later. So they upped the torque. Should be a mandatory recall.I'll bet they sell alot of parts, two or three times. Pinion shaft is $1400. Also, since it is a pinion, what about the bearings preload? I think they just moved the decimal on the torque spec. Not enough threads on pinion to change to a better design.
But back to TRUST, some copy/paste GoogAppl app idiot like above manager thats trying to save his skin or an app designer that has people driving into lakes following his directions. Which do you trust? I'll stick to factory, they have warranty/recall. And guys like me bitchin.
But back to TRUST, some copy/paste GoogAppl app idiot like above manager thats trying to save his skin or an app designer that has people driving into lakes following his directions. Which do you trust? I'll stick to factory, they have warranty/recall. And guys like me bitchin.
