Non-Collapsable Spacer

[beebee]

Does anybody know what to ask for when buying a non collapsable pinion spacer/sleeve. Most have a collapsable one to set the pinion preload but others came out with shims I believe - that's what I want! I checked with Toyota today but they didn't know what model they came from. Someone told me RN36 & 46 is this correct?

[hypo]

just ask 4 a solid pinion spacer and make sure u get a few shims so that u can shim it up 2 the right pre-load.

i know they came out in the hiace 5.29 coz of the 6 or 8 hiace diffs i have been thru they have all had solid spacers

mayb i might have a spare 1 u can have dave

[Kev80]

Why ?
Have you had any problems with the crush sleave ?

The only benift i can see with the extra effort on the solid sleave is if the pinion wacks a rock hard enough it could put it out of position.

Have you heard of this happening ?

[hypo]

coz if u stuff a pinion seal u dont have 2 completly rebuild the diff 2 replace the spacer and re - tension the preload and crap u just replace the seal

[beebee]

The person who is setting up the R & P for me is happy to do it with the solid sleave and I'd prefer to have it for piece of mind. I also doubt that it would take too much of a hit to stuff up the preload on the pinion bearing. As it was, the drive shaft bolts were difficult to remove as they were serverely rounded due to impacts with various trail obsticles. The uni also has some major rock rash. As does the rest of the tailshaft up to and including the centre bearing

But basically want it for the piece of mind.

[bubs]

when i ran 4.5s with collapsable spacer i had to retighten the pinon often - but forgot to do so and drove the pinon in to the carrier taking off from traffic lights

now run 4.88s out of 82 hilux with a non collapsable no losening of nut at all

[beebee]

Did the 82 model centre come with the non collapsable spacer?

[bubs]

Did the 82 model centre come with the non collapsable spacer?

yes mine did anyway

[beebee]

Interesting........

[suprasurf]

i know they came out in the hiace 5.29 coz of the 6 or 8 hiace diffs i have been thru they have all had solid spacers

mayb i might have a spare 1 u can have dave

Soz a bit O/T but...

How hard are the 5.29's to find in Oz ???
Most of the ol vans over here have been crushed :(
If they are easy to get I'll be a starter for a couple

[beebee]

Thanks for eveyones help. I had the diff rebuilt today so this information will hopefully be good tech for someone else at some time.