8&3/4 axle fitment problem

thank you D-money for the indepth on this. i didn't have the housing in front of me, but measured two when i got to the shop and they both are the same at 1.75" +/- a CH. i don't know where i came up with that 1 1/16 number, but i've subsequently edited my post
It always surprised me that there was no positive stop. There is a tool called out in the FSM but no details