AssemblingtheFrontAxle(continued)
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Figure244
19.Whenyouinstallnewdifferentialbearings,usetheoriginalshimsoruse
newshimsofthesamethickness.Pressnewdifferentialbearingsontothe
differentialcase.Ifanewdifferentialcaseisbeinginstalled,startwitha0.50
mm(0.020inch)packofshimsundereachdifferentialbearing(Figure244).
Note:Shimsareavailablein0.08mm(0.003inch),0.13mm(0.005inch),
0.25mm(0.010inch),and0.76mm(0.030inch)thickness.
20.Assemblenewdifferentialbearingcupsontothedifferentialbearingcones.
Seatdifferentialassemblywithdrivegearonpropersideofcarrierintothe
carrierbearingcradles.
Note:Thisapplicationrequiresthattheringgearteethfacetowardthespur
gearcover.
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Figure245
21.Thebearingcradlesaredesignedtoapplyaslightpreloadtothebearings.It
isimportanttopushbothofthebearingassembliessimultaneouslyintotheir
saddles.Installthebearingcapsintotheiroriginalpositionasmarkedduring
disassembly.T orquetheboltsto41to61N·m(30to45ft-lb)(Figure245).
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