I regeared my 8.25ifs with 4.56 gears a while back. It has been fine for a while but, I started having an issue and I was sure it was because I couldn't get a locking tab tight when I was locking in the adjuster, and sure enough my backlash was loose and the bearings were shot.

I bought new locking tabs and new bearings and here I am again. I have the spanner wrench and I have my backlash and gear pattern set perfect.

No matter what I try. I can not get the lock tab to fit tightly on the passenger side adjuster. I hammer it down and its loose as hell. You can just lift up and turn the adjuster. The driver side works perfect everytime.

Has nobody had this problem? Am i doing something wrong? Housing looks fine and so does the adjuster.

I just knocked out the adjuster and filled the area where the locking tab goes with JB weld and then pressed the adjuster back in. That is all I know to try. What do yall think?

 

Something went wrong with the install if you can't bend the locking tab.