SHAFT DRIVE
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4. Stake the coupling gear nut “1” at a cutout “a”
in the final drive pinion gear.
5. Install:
• Ring gear bearing housing
(along with the ring gear, but without the
thrust washer)
6. Adjust:
• Final gear backlash
Refer to “MEASURING THE FINAL GEAR
BACKLASH” on page 4-92 and “ADJUST-
ING THE FINAL GEAR BACKLASH” on
page 4-93.
7. Measure:
• Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance
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a. Remove the ring gear bearing housing (along
with the ring gear).
b. Place four pieces of Plastigauge
®
between
the original thrust washer and the ring gear.
c. Install the ring gear bearing housing and
tighten the bolts and nuts to specification.
NOTE:
Do not turn the final drive pinion gear and ring
gear while measuring the ring-gear-to-thrust-
washer clearance with Plastigauge
®
.
d. Remove the ring gear bearing housing.
e. Measure the width of the flattened Plasti-
gauge
®
“1”.
f. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is
within specification, install the ring gear bear-
ing housing (along with the ring gear).
g. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is
out of specification, select the correct thrust
washer as follows.
h. Select the suitable thrust washer from the fol-
lowing chart.
i. Repeat the measurement steps until the ring-
gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is within the
specified limits.
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EAS23650
CHECKING THE DRIVE SHAFT
1. Check:
• Drive shaft splines
Damage/wear → Replace the drive shaft.
T
R
.
.
Ring gear bearing housing bolt
40 Nm (4.0 m·kg, 29 ft·lb)
Ring gear bearing housing nut
23 Nm (2.3 m·kg, 17 ft·lb)
Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
ance
0.10–0.20 mm (0.0039–0.0079 in)
Thrust washers
Thickness (mm)
1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
ance
0.10–0.20 mm (0.0039–0.0079 in)
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