Thanks for the advice Tom. Yes I was asking about the 4 bolts that hold the backing plate to the axle housing and recommended torque ft/lbs (not specified in manual, I'll assume 'very tight'). I do have the manual and it says to use a special axle shaft puller, so that's why I was asking, I'm green and don't yet know what I can or can't get away with. And yeah I'm concerned about what kind of shape that axle is going to be in, so I didn't want to make things worse unwittingly. Guess I'm picturing the whole setup to be more fragile than it actually is. I'll give it a try in the a.m. and hopefully have some kind of result to post soon. Thanks again- Johnny _________________________________________________________________ [1]Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from Microsoft Office Live References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2734??PS=47575 _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com