Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 178

3 - 112 DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
B R
DRIVE SIDE
O F RING
GEAR TEETH
H E E ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ T O E
C O A S T SIDE
O F RING
GEAR TEETH
T O E ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t L
DESIRABLE C O N T A C T PATTERN.
PATTERN S H O U L D BE CENTERED
O N THE DRIVE SIDE O F T O O T H .
PATTERN S H O U L D BE CENTERED O N
THE C O A S T SIDE O F T O O T H ,
BUT MAY BE SLIGHTLY TOWARD
THE T O E . THERE S H O U L D ALWAYS
BE SOME CLEARANCE BETWEEN
CONTACT PATTERN AND TOP O F
THE T O O T H .
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT.
T H I N N E R PINION GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT
T H I C K E R PINION GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT. D E C R E A S E RING
• GEAR BACKLASH.
IS
PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT. I N C R E A S E RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
J 9 0 0 3 - 2 4
Fig. 79 Gear Tooth Contact Patterns