Rear End ?????
 

hey…I have some questions on replacing the RING and PINION on a 95 Chevy Z28 rear end!!!.....ok im going to do it my self cause I don't feel like spending 3456789 dollars on some one else to do it...and ive done it b4 on a Chevy truck...ok I know I need lube...but would I have to replace the Pinion Bearing? or would I have to replace both the pinion and the outer bearings......and would I have to get the bearings pressed back on the pinion or what? I mean if the bearings aren't bad inside the rear end. I mean its only what....8 years old.....that's not that old...my brother had to change his in his 74 vett cause of its age...but what would I have to do and get?? I have 3 73 ring and pinion! to replace my 3.23 auto!!

It's highly recommend to replace the inner and outer pinion bearings and their races as well as the carrier bearings/races. Could you get away with not doing so? I'm sure you could but I don't personally believe in doing crappy work on my car or any other ;) All the needed bearings come in the install "kits". The bearings need to be pressed on. In order to help initially set pinion depth I used the old bearing, removed just enough of its ID to slip it on the new pinion, fwiw.

I take it you have a depth gauge to read pinion depth and backlash? Don't forget to reprogram the PCM to account for the new gear ratio. I would also recommend a solid pinion spacer from Ratech to replace the crush sleave.

Remember these rearends take a lot of abuse and are relatively fragile. Using good bearings and fluid whenever taking them apart is just good preventative maintenance, IMO.

Thanks for the info...