Gear Tooth Contact Patterns - Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual

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ADJUSTMENTS (ContinuOd)
DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
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DRIVE SIDE COAST SIDE
OF RING
OF RING
GEAR TEETH
I I I
I GEAR TEETH
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 .
Gear Tooth Contact Patterns
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