Backlash Lnspection; Final Driven Gear/Carrier Replacement - Honda EP3 Service Manual

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Backlash lnspection
1 . Place the differential assembly on V-blocks (A), and
install both axles.
M e a s u r e t h e b a c k l a s h o f b o t h p i n i o n g e a r s ( B ) w i t h
a dial indicator (C). lf the backlash is not within the
standard, replace the differential carrier.
Standard (New): 0.05 0.15 mm (0.002 0.006 in.)
Final Driven Gear/Carrier
Replacement
1. Remove the bolts (left-hand threads) in a crisscross
pattern in several steps, then remove the final
driven gear (A)from the differential carrier {B).
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x t . o m m { t o )
1 2 1 N m
(12.3 kgf m,
89 rbt.ft)
Install the final driven gear with the chamfer on the
i n s i d e d i a m e t e r f a c i n g t h e c a r r i e r . A l i g n t h e m a r k s
o n t h e f i n a l d r i v e n g e a r a n d t h e c a r r i e r . T i g h t e n t h e
bolts in a crisscross pattern in several steps.
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