I was attempting to replace my leaky pinion seal and yoke. When reassembling, I think I over-tightened the crush sleeve. Before removing it, I tried to measure the rotational torque with an inch-pound beam wrench, and it was basically zero. After inspecting the bearing and crush sleeve and replacing the seal, I am concerned that I over-tightened the nut and sleeve. I could barely turn the yoke by hand, and the torque was beyond what the wrench could handle. Additionally, the bearing had some pitting on the rollers.
My question is: can I attempt to reuse everything and tighten it to the proper torque, or do I need to replace the crush sleeve? Also, if I replace the bearing, can I use another of the same bearing without replacing the race? It seems like I would have to disassemble the entire rear end to get the old race out to put in a new one.
Any advice from someone with experience is appreciated. If anyone has a part number for the crush sleeve that can be bought from Napa or AutoZone, that would be great too.