Pinion Flange Problems

You need to make a tool out of a piece of steel stock that holds two of the holes on the flange. And yes, the nut should be hard to turn, but...The flange itself should fit onto the pinion gear pretty easily down to the rear end housing. You might have better luck freezing the flange for 20-30mins or so in your freezer, then tapping it onto the pinion gear while its still cold, then immediately start tightening the nut down.




^^That is basically how I've made mine in the past.