AssemblingtheFrontAxle(continued)
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Figure231
3.Putthefronthousingonapress.Useapressplate,pushnewpinionouter
bearingcupintothehousinguntilitbottomsinthehousing(Figure231).
IMPORTANT
Correctengagementbetweentheringgearandpiniongeariscritical
toaxleperformanceanddurability.
Note:Acompleteupperhousingassemblyfordifferentialrepairsisavailable.
Usingthisassemblyeliminatestheneedforshimmingtoestablishthecorrect
contactpatternbetweentheringandpiniongears.
4.Determinethecorrectinnerbearingshimsforusewithringandpiniongear
sets:
A.Whenyouinstalltheoriginalringandpiniongears,theoriginalbearing
shimsornewshimsofthesamethicknessshouldbeused.Inthiscase,
proceeddirectlytostep5.
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Figure232
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