Fairlineguy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 So my R180 diff is stripped and I’m replacing all the bearings . Question is the item described as a crush tube actually a crush tube ? I ask as mine had a shim under it which wouldn’t be required if it actually crushes secondly I see the tube in question is available in different sizes Both make me think it doesn’t crush and you either fit shims or fit a different size tube to set the preload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leon Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/15/2024 at 10:52 AM, Fairlineguy said: So my R180 diff is stripped and I’m replacing all the bearings . Question is the item described as a crush tube actually a crush tube ? I ask as mine had a shim under it which wouldn’t be required if it actually crushes secondly I see the tube in question is available in different sizes Both make me think it doesn’t crush and you either fit shims or fit a different size tube to set the preload You're right, it's more of a spacer than a crush tube. The shim is used to set pinion depth. There are a few active threads on this topic at classiczcars with a few folks there rebuilding their R180s. Edited February 19 by Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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