Alex5280 said

Two steps forward...4 steps back. Word of the wise...Check the housing studs before installing the 3rd member and change them out if they are bad while the housing is out of the car. I learned the hard way...3 of the housing studs had badly galled threads (I bought the 8 3/4 housing from someone on CL and did not realize this) , making it impossible to secure the 3rd member. So, 3rd member will be coming back out and I will change out all 10 studs, just ordered a set from Doc Diff and a new gasket. I'll remove it tomorrow and wait for the new housing stud kit to arrive.

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