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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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ok so i went to install my detroit tru trac today that i got from a member along with my 4.11s i got from rons machining on ebay with his install kit.....so i got the pinion in and ring gear bolted up and go to put the carrier in and realize the bearing are too small????? the bearings included in my kit fit my diff housing but not my tru trac.....do i have the wrong bearings or is the tru trac wrong....please help! my truck is tore down and got no clue!

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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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oh its a 2001 chevy silverado ex cab had stock 3.43s
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:52 PM
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anyone know? im thinking just bearings because the ring gear fits on it fine.....
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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What part numbers do you have for the truetrac and the bearings
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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i dont have a part number on the trutrac...and the bearings i got with the install kit from rons maching on ebay....i dont have the parts infront of me now
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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i dont have a part number on the trutrac...and the bearings i got with the install kit from rons maching on ebay....i dont have the parts infront of me now
Well I can't exactly tell you you ordered the wrong stuff then. They might have sent you the bearing kit for the 8.5" diff, but I'm not sure without knowing the part numbers.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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yea i know....the bearings i got in my install kit fit in my housing but not onto my tru trac.....the bearings that were sent with my tru trac fit on the tru trac but are too small to fit in my housing.....
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Check your email for a receipt from rons, might have part numbers or descriptions
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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this is the kit i got
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TQ:MOTORS:1123
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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That kit is correct
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