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That sucked. I still owe Rob big time for helping me out <3
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Ahhhhh. That's what all axle shops told me. Good to know it's not actually the case.
On the crush sleeve topic, I put a Turbo 1031 in my ****pile to have some peace of mind.
When I took out the open diff on my 1990 NA 740 there were NO shims in there... Can this happen or should I suspect that someone once opened it and didn't put the shims back?
I threw the G80 in there without the shims and it ran fine but I find it odd that this thing could've come shim less from the factory.
The shims are between the inner bearing (cone) and the center section/carrier. There are no big thick shims like most differentials, the D30 shims are around 1mm thick.
It's most likely that you just missed them, and it all worked out. I thought the same thing the first time I did the g80 swap.
Dana 30 also is one of few that have caps with no markings, you can install anyway you want.
Almost all others are marked with arrows out, or Left and Right, or something. Even if unmarked, they are machined for the side of the diff they are in from the factory, like rod caps, main caps ,cam caps, etc. Mix+match at your peril.
Mike, I've noticed that SOME Volvo axles are stamped on the caps and the gasket surface near the caps. The letters are correct side up when looking at the gasket surface, so you don't install them "upside down".
I still take a picture before I rip them apart, just in case.