Setting up the ‘24 LTX-GT EPS

[KnappAttack]

I clamp to the chassis & put the dial indicator on the caliper to check for runout. You will see even the slightest bit of runout this way if the bearing is crooked on the shaft, if it is you loosen it up and do it over.

Rotate and rotate the track once the suspension is bolted in and all assembled, tightening the bolt little by little as you go to normalize the bearing on the shaft as it expands.

I just checked my new 2023 shaft on the bench and it take 25 ft lbs to keep it from spinning on the shaft by hand, but even at 30 lbs you can still tap the bearing on and off the shaft very easily, this is with the saver and bolt gooped up with anti-seize. IMO they should be at least 45-55 foot lbs. on a new and tight fitting shaft and bearing with anti-seize gooped up on the saver. Any less, and it's just not near enough IMO. I have a nice tight slip fit on my 23 too. Only a half of a thousands of clearance of slip, so nice and snug.

 

[fatchance]

Agreed Mike. It definitely takes a fair amount of torque to set the saver. I have greased the fingers in the past and used 65 ft lbs of torque and have had no issues with spinning the inner race on the shaft.