Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 667

Ring Gear Tooth Contact
Adjustment
1) Correct Tooth Contact
2) Toe Contact
Use a thinner drive pinion shim (43 mm thrust
shim) to move the drive pinion away from the ring
gear.
3) Heel Contact
Use a thicker drive pinion shim (43 mm thrust
shim) to move the drive pinion toward the ring
gear.
4) Flank Contact
To move the ring gear away from the drive pin-
ion, use a thicker side bearing shim (79.5 mm
thrust shim) on the drive pinion side and a thinner
one on the ring gear side.
NOTE: Recheck backlash after replacing the side
bearing shims. If out of specification, adjust as
described under Toe Contact.
5) Face Contact
To move the ring gear toward the drive pinion,
use a thinner side bearing shim (79.5 mm thrust
shim) on the drive pinion side and a thicker one
on the ring gear side.
NOTE: Recheck backlash after replacing the side
bearing shims. If out of specification, adjust as
described under Heel Contact.
Ring Gear Backlash
Adjustment
1. If the backlash exceeds the standard, correct by
decreasing the shim thickness on one side and
increasing the thickness of the other shim the same
amount.
NOTE:
• The total thickness of both shims must still equal
the total thickness of the original shims.
• If there is too much backlash, move the ring gear
toward the drive pinion. If there is not enough
backlash, move the ring gear away from the
drive pinion.
2. After adjustment, recheck backlash (see page, 15-10).
Standard: 0.06 - 0.14 mm (0.002 - 0.006 in)
79.5 mm THRUST SHIM
Part Number
41460-P5D-000
AA
41461-P5D-000
AB
41462-P5D-000
AC
AD 41 463 -PSD -000
AE 41464-P5D-000
AF 41 465 -PSD -000
41466-P5D-000
AG
AH
4 1467 -PSD -000
41468-P5D-000
Al
AJ 41 469 -PSD -000
AK 41 470 -PSD -000
AL
41471 -PSD -000
AM
41 472 -PSD -000
AN
41 473 -PSD -000
AO 41 474 -PSD -000
AP 41 475 -PSD -000
AQ 41 476 -PSD -000
AR
41 477 -PSD -000
AS
41 478 -PSD -000
AT
41479-P5D-000
AU 41 480 -PSD -000
AV 41481-P5D-000
AW
41 482 -PSD -000
AX
41 483 -PSD -000
Thickness
0.66 mm (0.0260 in)
1.17 mm (0.0461 in)
1.20 mm (0.0472 in)
1.23 mm (0.0484 in)
1.26 mm (0.0496 in)
1.29 mm (0.0508 in)
1.32 mm (0.0520 in)
1.35 mm (0.0531 in)
1.38 mm (0.0543 in)
1.41 mm (0.0555 in)
1.44 mm (0.0567 in)
1.47 mm (0.0579 in)
1.50 mm (0.0591 in)
1.53 mm (0.0602 in)
1.56 mm (0.0614 in)
1.59 mm (0.0626 in)
1.62 mm (0.0638 in)
1.65 mm (0.0650 in)
1.68 mm (0.0661 in)
1.71 mm (0.0673 in)
1.74 mm (0.0685 in)
1.77 mm (0.0697 in)
1.80 mm (0.0709 in)
1.83 mm (0.0720 in)