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John,
It appears to be sitting evenly around the ball, so I am happy that it is centred.
My concern was that the seal needed to fit into the housing, which I now realise it doesn't. The seal is firmly up against the housing and would have pulled in some as I tightened up the plate.
I wire brushed/cleaned everything to ensure the surfaces were all smooth/clean before putting it back together.
Thanks again for your help!
Thanks to everyone for your help in having gotten this sorted! I was able to get everything bolted up and feel reasonably assured things are as they should be.
It was a very worthwhile experience and now I truly believe it is one of the best ways to figure out how the front diff actually works! I had a couple of friends stop around while I was underneath the beast and they all commented on how complicated the swivels, etc. looked. I just let them keep believing it............:-)
Thanks again!
I'm starting a new thread for another issue as I feel quite sure it has nothing to do with the work which was just performed.
Cheers,
JRW