Dana 35 Cross pin bolt

[Runoveru2]

Just had to install a new ring and pinion along with a carrier in a Rear 35, I could NOT get the crosspin bolt to thread in all the way and was worried I was gonna snap it off.
I took and grinded the end of it down until I was able to screw it in all the way with lock tight. I ended up shaving at least a little over a 1/8...now I noticed that the pin is a hair short of going into the other side of the carrier..

Not a 35 expert.
Will the cross pin bolt break because it's too short ?
I goes all the way through the pin but a hair shy of the carrier.

[WrenchMonkey]

So originally, the little bolt only stuck through the crosspin and into the carrier by ~1/8"? That surprises me.

That crosspin really shouldn't see any endload at all, the bolt just holds it in place. Still, I think I'd rather clean up the hole in the carrier, to let a full-length pin seat like it should.

I may have a spare...

[Runoveru2]

If you have a spare that would be awesome if I could get that from you.
Let me know.

[WrenchMonkey]

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