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Originally Posted by layback40
The yoke will vibrate on the pinion shaft & so become loose. In the end the diff will be toast & maybe the tail shaft will come off.
As I said before, go talk to some one who rebuilds diffs all the time. I have never known of a pinion nut to be tightened by checking the preload. It is not the same as a front wheel bearing set up.
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It is a tough decision.
I would think that if you got the Nut back exactly where it was there would be no differance from the way it was when you took it apart with the exception that you now have a new Seal.
I think I would a lest snug the Nut enough that it would not be loose and be able to turn on by itself.