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Originally Posted by PantsDants
Got all of my installation parts! Interesting thing I noticed was the pinion spacer that I got was made of metal (41231-24010). I was under the impression that it wouldn't be; I thought that's why they sold solid spacers as a replacement. Any ideas?
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Like I said in another post (and am too lazy to track down), you'll have zero issues with using an OEM crush sleeve. You aren't putting down enough torque to shove the pinion forward. My stock sleeve was reusable and the new one I purchased is still in the bag.
The issue with OEM crush sleeves (which are steel, not plastic or aluminum) is that cars making a ton of torque can potentially drive the pinion forward. The crush sleeve gives and now there's slop in the rear end. A solid spacer prevents this.
A crush sleeve simply eliminates one more step in the shimming process. It's not a bad part whatsoever in an OE application. You'll likely never compress yours further than it is now, especially given how little torque this engine has.
If it helps you sleep at night, you'll trash your factory gearbox
long before the crush spacer compresses.
