Recommendations for an 8.8" rear rebuild...

[gt40]

Can anyone recommend a shop that can rebuild my 8.8" rear? It's several years old now and I figure its due (I know for sure the pinion bearing and seal has 220,000 miles on it.)

Now that I think about it, I can do everything EXCEPT set the pinion gear. Can anyone do that or does anyone know of a reliable shop that can install it to the correct Ford depth (it's a Ford gear set.)

-- Robert (I'm not dead yet.)

[BryanL]

Standard Transmission and Gear in Fort Worth can certainly do it but you should be able to find someone closer.

[marshall_mosty]

Call Richard Painter. He can set it up for you.
Dallas Mustang may or may not want to touch it
I could do it, but have zero time for my own crap right now...

[gt40]

I could do it, but have zero time for my own crap right now...

Same here, but I've never set up a pinion gear, and I don't have the correct tools to do it. Perhaps we could work something out for just the pinion?

[gt40]

I could do it, but have zero time for my own crap right now...

I could do the whole thing EXCEPT for the pinion gear -- I've never set one up and I don't have the experience or the tools needed. Perhaps we could work something out for just the pinion?

[ShadowBolt]

I could do the whole thing EXCEPT for the pinion gear -- I've never set one up and I don't have the experience or the tools needed. Perhaps we could work something out for just the pinion?

All you need to set-up the pinion on the 8.8 is a long breaker bar, a companion bar, some cheater pipe and a inch pound torque wrench. You tightem the pinion nut crushing the crush sleeve until it has the right amount of pre-load. I found a video on youtube that shows it done correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APYO2sZyJU

JJ

[gt40]

All you need to set-up the pinion on the 8.8 is a long breaker bar, a companion bar, some cheater pipe and a inch pound torque wrench. You tightem the pinion nut crushing the crush sleeve until it has the right amount of pre-load. I found a video on youtube that shows it done correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APYO2sZyJU

JJ

Really? How do you set the pinion depth correctly?