</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by 2utadud:
<strong>red rock, the way you say it,it does not seem
that the backlash does not change. does this mean
that the pinion is pressed tight inside towards
the front? I thought the pinion would move/lossen
if the nut is removed. thanx</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">No nothing changes when you remove the nut, the nut only holds on the companion flange and the nut is staked so it doen't come loose / off.

When I changed my first seal, I thought the same thing.