Reusing pinion gear

[explorer4x4]

I have the tools because I have a lathe and Mill at home. Vehicles aren’t my only hobby. The Ford Performance rebuild kid comes with two crush washers but using the old one for setup seems like a decent idea. I’m still not 100% I will be doing the install myself since it’s my only vehicle at the moment.
If my cars engine parts were back from the machine shop and I had the engine all together it would be a no brainer.
I’ve rebuilt engines, manual transmissions, I have welded vehicle projects and other non related life threatening projects. I’ve made car parts from scratch, modified stuff on my large and mill.
You always do something the first time at some point. I know I won’t rebuild an automatic trans myself again. That is the only project I’ve ever hit where I realized it wasn’t something I’d attempt again.
Tbh this doesn’t seem that hard.
Especially if I pull the axle housing off the vehicle. Either way I will be installing the pump and manifold system tomorrow hopefully. This should be more straight forward than the front with the Ford Procal tune not eliminating my FDU and inoping my 4x4

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[mpeugeot]

One way to do your first one is to tear it down, bring the tore down unit with all the kit parts to an understanding gear shop and pay them to help you set up the gears on the bench. Not all gear shops will accommodate you, but some will, that's how I did my first one.

Alternatively, complete the setup yourself and have a competent shop check your work. It's one of those jobs where having someone knowledgeable check your work is worth it.