LEFT HAND NON-RATCHETING
90-884294 OCTOBER 2001 Page 6B-67
7. If the average pinion gear height is not correct, remove the bearing preload tool, the
drive shaft retainer and the drive shaft tapered roller bearing cup. (The cup can be
removed by wiggling the drive shaft back and forth or by turning gear housing and
shaking it.) Add or subtract shims beneath the cup to obtain the proper average pinion
gear height. Reinstall the cup and retainer. Retorque retainer to 100 lb. ft. (135 Nm).
Reinstall the bearing preload tool and rotate the drive shaft at least 3 full turns in a
clockwise direction. Recheck the pinion gear height as in step 5 above. Repeat this
process until the average pinion gear height is within specification.
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a-Pinion Gear Shimming Tool (91-12349A2) Using Disc #2 and Flat #4
b-0.025 in. (0.64mm) Feeler Gauge
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