Yoke removal help

If you need to reinstall the pinion nut the idea is to restore the preload to the pinion bearing with out crushing the collar further. What I usually will do is torque the pinion nut to 200ftlbs. This will definitely seat the yoke and not be enough to crush the collar any more and cause premature bearing failure. Yokes are removed and reinstalled to replace a pinion seal all the time with out replacing any other parts. Use a puller to remove the yoke if it does not just slide off by hand. Once it is off you will have a better shot of getting the bolt out.