Checking The Drive Shaft

SHAFT DRIVE

4. Stake the coupling gear nut “1” at a cutout “a”
   in the final drive pinion gear.

                                                                   Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
5. Install:                                                        ance
 • Ring gear bearing housing                                        0.10–0.20 mm (0.0039–0.0079 in)
   (along with the ring gear, but without the
                                                       f. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is
   thrust washer)
                                                          within specification, install the ring gear bear-
6. Adjust:
                                                          ing housing (along with the ring gear).
 • Final gear backlash
                                                       g. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is
   Refer to “MEASURING THE FINAL GEAR
                                                          out of specification, select the correct thrust
   BACKLASH” on page 4-100 and “ADJUST-
                                                          washer as follows.
   ING THE FINAL GEAR BACKLASH” on
                                                       h. Select the suitable thrust washer from the fol-
   page 4-101.
                                                          lowing chart.
7. Measure:
 • Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance                           Thrust washers
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼                                   Thickness (mm)
a. Remove the ring gear bearing housing (along                      1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
   with the ring gear).
b. Place four pieces of Plastigauge® between           i. Repeat the measurement steps until the ring-
   the original thrust washer and the ring gear.          gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is within the
c. Install the ring gear bearing housing and              specified limits.
   tighten the bolts and nuts to specification.
                                                                   Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
           Ring gear bearing housing bolt                          ance
     T.
      R.
            40 Nm (4.0 m·kg, 29 ft·lb)                              0.10–0.20 mm (0.0039–0.0079 in)
           Ring gear bearing housing nut
            23 Nm (2.3 m·kg, 17 ft·lb)                 ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲

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NOTE:                                                  CHECKING THE DRIVE SHAFT
Do not turn the final drive pinion gear and ring       1. Check:
gear while measuring the ring-gear-to-thrust-           • Drive shaft splines
washer clearance with Plastigauge®.                       Damage/wear → Replace the drive shaft.

d. Remove the ring gear bearing housing.
e. Measure the width of the flattened Plasti-
   gauge® “1”.

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