: Good score or what? I just picked up an 8 3/4
: housing,two sets of small bolt axles,open
: 741 center,new in box Detroit
: Locker#187sl-14a,new in box Precision gear
: 4.10 gear set and a complete 8 1/4 open rear
: assembly out of 72 Demon. all for 550.00. My
: question is,will the Precision
: gearset#C8-410fine fit the 741 case?
: Thanks,Drew

: Good score,
: Measure the pinion stem size and that will tell
: us what it will fit. The 741 housing takes a
: 1 3/8 pinion stem, the 742 takes a larger 1
: 3/4 stem, if it has a taper to the stem with
: the large section @ 1 7/8, it is for the 489
: case.
: DD

: Thanks Doc,Well..It's the tapered stem with the
: large end being 1 7/8 so I'll have to either
: find a 489 case or buy a new set of
: gears.Bummer!But I will have to wait a litte
: while for this is a budget build-up and I
: just bought one of those ebay cams from
: koller dodge.

: Good thing is that the 489 case is the
: "later unit and still pretty easy to
: find "cheap". I can grab a center
: section out of a junk yard for appx $35.00
: and sometimes less at swap meets.
:
: In the past I have had the "crush
: sleeve" tapered pinion 489 units loose
: pinion bearing pre-load if really
: "beat-on", like with a big block
: or 4-speed but these days the rear-end
: suppliers have a crush sleeve eliminater
: spacer, this allows the 489 case to be
: set-up with shims, just like a 742 unit,
: this makes for a super strong center
: section.
: DD