Assembling The Final Drive Gear Assembly - Yamaha Rhino 450 YXR45FAV Service Manual

REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS, FINAL DRIVE
GEAR AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT
Adjusting the final gear lash
1. Remove:
• ring gear bearing housing 1
• ring gear shim(s) 2
• ring gear 3
• thrust washer 4
2. Adjust:
• gear lash
M MMM
a. Select a suitable shim(s) and thrust
Too little gear
lash
Too large
gear lash
b. If increased by more than 0.2 mm
c. If reduced by more than 0.2 mm (0.008 in):
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
L LLL
ASSEMBLING THE FINAL DRIVE GEAR
ASSEMBLY
1. Adjust:
• final gear lash
7 - 33
M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M
washer(s) using the following chart.
Reduce shim thickness.
Increase shim thickness.
(0.008 in):
Reduce the thrust washer thickness by
0.2 mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm of ring
gear shim increase.
Increase the thrust washer thickness by
0.2 mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm that the
ring gear shim is decreased.
Ring gear shim
0.25
0.40
Thrust washer
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.9
L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L
Refer to "MEASURING AND ADJUSTING
THE FINAL GEAR LASH".
DRIV
M MMM M M MMM M MMM
0.30 0.35
0.45 0.50
1.1 1.2
1.4 1.5
1.7 1.8
2.0 2.1
L LLL L L LLL L LLL