Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 162

3 - 42 REAR SUSPENSION AND AXLE
B R
DRIVE SIDE
OF RING
GEAR TEETH
HEEL
TOE
COAST SIDE
OF RING
GEAR TEETH
TOE
HEEL
DESIRABLE CONTACT PATTERN.
PATTERN SHOULD BE CENTERED
ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF TOOTH.
PATTERN SHOULD BE CENTERED ON
THE COAST SIDE OF TOOTH,
BUT MAY BE SLIGHTLY TOWARD
THE TOE. THERE SHOULD ALWAYS
BE SOME CLEARANCE BETWEEN
CONTACT PATTERN AND TOP OF
THE TOOTH.
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT.
THINNER PINION GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT
THICKER PINION GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT. DECREASE RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT. INCREASE RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
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Fig. 49 Gear Teeth Contact Patterns