Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 118

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FRONT SUSPENSION AND AXLE 2 - 43
DRIVE SIDE
OF RING
GEAR TEETH
H E E ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ T O E
COAST SIDE
OF RING
GEAR TEETH
T O E ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ HEEL
DESIRABLE CONTACT PATTERN.
PATTERN SHOULD BE CENTERED
O N THE DRIVE SIDE OF T O O T H .
PATTERN SHOULD BE CENTERED O N
THE COAST SIDE OF T O O T H ,
BUT MAY BE SLIGHTLY TOWARD
THE TOE. THERE SHOULD ALWAYS
BE'SOME CLEARANCE BETWEEN
CONTACT PATTERN A N D TOP OF
THE T O O T H .
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.
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PINION GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT. INCREASE RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
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Fig. 60 Gear Tooth Contact Patterns