pinion preload

My current ranger is a 2008 fx4 with the 4.0 V6, 5-speed manual, and 4 wheel drive (this combination supposedly didn't exist this year but from tracking the vin and previous owners it used to be a fleet truck up in canada). The rear axle code is R8 which from reading other forums is the much...

So I finished up re-gearing my Dana 30 the other day after hours of pulling the pinion in and out to get the depth and preload correct. Finally got an awesome patter and a good number on the preload, so I tore it all down cleaned it all up, put in my new inner pinion race and bearings, installed...