Specifications

PROPELLER SHAFT
DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER
b
Toe
contact
Contact surface
is
insufficient and toe
may
be
damaged Adjust
by reducing
thickness of shim in left
side of
the side
bearing
and
increase thickness of shim
in
right
side
TOE
HEEL DRIVE
SIDE
L
HEEL
COAST
SIDE
Fig
PD 32 Toe
contact
c Flank
contact
When backlash is too
tight
flank contact
occurs
Noise
increases
and
tooth
edge
is
easily
worn
in
step
Replace
the drive
pinion adjusting
washer with
a
thinner one so
that
drive
pinion
is
moved
away
from
drive
gear
TOE
HEEL
DRIVE
SIDE
HEEL COAST
SIDE
Fig
PD 33 FLmk
contact
d Face
contact
In the most cases
this
trouble occurs when
backlash is
excessive Noise increases ana tooth
edge
is
easily
PD 15
damaged
In
order to obtain correct tooth contact
replace
the drive
pinion adjusting
washer with a
thicker
one so that
the
drive
pinion
is
moved 10 the drive
gear
TOE
HEEL DRIVE
SIDE
HEEL
COAST
SIDE
Fig
PD 34 Face contact
e Correct
contact
When
proper
tooth contact is obtained
wipe
off red
lead from
gear
face
A
correct contaci
pattern
means
that
it
lies
in
the
range
of
2 3
to 3
4
from the
tip
of
the tooth under no load
TOE
HEEL DRIVE
SIDE
HEEL COAST
SIDE
Fig
PD 35 Correct contact
Note
Change
in the thickness of
adjusting
washer
or
shim is
accompanied by
change
in backlash Check
it when
installing
the
gear
INSTALLATION
Installation
can
be
accomplished
in
reverse order of
removal
by
referring
REAR AXLE installation