Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 661

8. Hold the drive pinion with a 1 1/4" (32 mm) hex bit
and socket as shown, then carefully tighten the pin-
ion locknut until there is no play in the pinion shaft.
Torque: 20 N-m (2.0 kgf-m, 14 Ibf-ft)
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the tapered roller
bearing, do not overtighten the locknut.
1 1/4" (32 mm) HEX BIT and SOCKET
(Commercially available)
9. Clean the ring gear teeth, then paint them lightly and
evenly with Prussian Blue (on both sides of each
tooth).
10. Apply lubricant to the tapered roller bearings, install
the differential carrier into the differential case, then
install the differential case cover.
11. Install the bolts and tighten in a crisscross pattern in
several steps.
DIFFERENTIAL
CASE COVER
10 x 1.25 mm
44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 33 Ibf-ft)
DIFFERENTIAL
CARRIER
12. Install the special tool as shown, then rotate the
drive pinion in both directions so that the ring gear
rotate one full turn in both directions. During this
operation resistance should be applied to the ring
gear.
CORRECT TOOTH CONTACT
13. Remove the differential case cover, and check the
tooth contact pattern (heel and toe). Adjust the ring
gear tooth contact as needed (see page 15-25).
14. After adjusting the ring gear tooth contact, remove
the drive pinion, then install a new pinion spacer
and thrust washers on the drive pinion.
THRUST WASHERS
LOCKNUT SOCKET,
36 x 41 mm
07HAA-SF10100
PINION SPACER
DRIVE PINION