Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
The right hand bearing cone on the SA is also the retainer for the axle and drive assembly and sets the proper spacing for the main gear... the fine bearing adjustment happens on the non drive side while the drive side bearing position needs to be static.
Yes, and my point is that rather than setting it by some high-tech method, it's done by backing off between a quarter and a half turn from "finger tight". That's not exactly the kind of setup tolerance you'd see in, I dunno, a jet engine.