F 350 4WD Super Duty V10-6.8L VIN Y (2006)
3. Lubricate the pinion flange splines with clean synthetic rear axle lubricant.
4. NOTE: Disregard the scribe marks if a new pinion flange is being installed.
Align the pinion flange with the drive pinion shaft.
5. With the pinion flange in place in the rear axle housing, use the special tool to install the pinion flange.
6. Select the correct pinion nut for installation.
7. NOTICE: Install a new pinion nut with the same color as the original if not replacing the collapsible spacer or damage to the component
may occur.
Install the new washer and pinion nut. Only hand-tighten the pinion nut at this time.
8. NOTICE: Do not loosen the pinion nut to reduce drive pinion bearing preload. Install a new drive pinion collapsible spacer and pinion
nut if drive pinion bearing preload reduction is necessary. If a new collapsible spacer must installed for pinion bearing preload reduction,
install the nut supplied with the new spacer kit or damage to the component may occur.
Using the special tool to hold the pinion flange, tighten the pinion nut to set the drive pinion bearing preload.
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Tighten the pinion nut, rotating the pinion occasionally to make sure the drive pinion bearings are seating correctly. Take frequent drive pinion
bearing preload readings by rotating the drive pinion gear with a Nm (lb-in) torque wrench. The final readings must be 0.56 Nm (5 lb-in) more
