Benjamin R. Sims

Two quick questions. First of all; there isn't any end play in the front shaft after i rebuilt it. The u-tube videos I watched said to measure the end play and it needed to be between 25- to like 40 thousandths. Everything spins great and feels good. I did all new bushings, rings, seals, steels and frictions. Does it have to have end play? Or is everything supposed to be tight when it's all new? Secondly, when i torqued the pump, one of my bolts broke. Will it leak there? I hate to remove everything to ease - out one bolt if it won't leak. I would think it wouldn't leak because the bolt is still in there. Any help would be appreciated.

73shark

Welcome to the forum.

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oldchevy

Without some end play the gears will wear until they create there own backlash.