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Originally Posted by Jurassic-1

If you want to install a factory type posi you can usually get them from 75.00-125.00 and if you install the carrier you usually do not have to install shims or a crush sleeve if you pull out you'r axles and just remove the carrier keeping any shims with the proper sides they came from and switch carriers and torque bearing caps reinstall axles and c-clips and the pin. Do not forget the posi additive and good to go. I have installed 3-4 used units and had good luck with them.

We just had this conversation in another post. It is not that easy. The chances of one carrier being machined to the exact specification as another are astronomical. That is why the shims are even there, to make up for manufacturing differences. It is a good place to start, but don't expect it to stay that way. Used gears have to be re-fit exactly where they were, this is not some "new gear" specification, you need to measure the backlash before you take the old carrier out. It does not matter what the actual number is, it has to go back to that number, even it that is "too loose".

BTW, a crush sleeve has nothing to do with a carrier swap at all. That is on the pinion, which you have no reason to touch in a carrier swap. Gettin into the pinion is a completely different story. That involves a lot more work, measuring and patience.