2009 April 20: Rear drive (2.25 hours)
Updated:
- Did a final cleaning on the rear drive.
- Fit a new outer (smaller) seal.
- Reused the original needle bearing wear ring as it was in good condition.
- Pressed the outer race for the needle bearing into place. Reused the original bearing as it was in good condition.
- Pressed the large ball bearing into place in the cover.
- Secure the crown wheel to the crown wheel carrier using medium strength thread locking compound and new Schnorr washers, torqued properly to spec (31 foot pounds).
- Disassembled the pinion carrier, cleaned the internals thoroughly, and got a good start at setting the bearings.