Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 131

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ADJUSTMENTS (Continued)
(6) Install the marked bearing caps in their correct
positions. Install and snug the bolts.
(7) Using a dead-blow type mallet, seat the differ-
ential dummy bearings to each side of the axle hous-
ing (Fig. 72) and (Fig. 73).
Fig. 72 Seat Pinion Gear Dummy Side Bearing
1 – MALLET
2 – AXLE HOUSING
3 – DIFFERENTIAL CASE
Fig. 73 Seat Ring Gear Side Dummy Bearing
1 – AXLE HOUSING
2 – MALLET
3 – DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(8) Thread guide stud C-3288-B into rear cover
bolt hole below ring gear (Fig. 74).
(9) Attach dial indicator C-3339 to guide stud.
Position the dial indicator plunger on a flat surface
on a ring gear bolt head (Fig. 74).
(10) Push firmly and hold differential case to pin-
ion gear side of axle housing (Fig. 75).
(11) Zero dial indicator face to pointer.
Fig. 74 Differential Side play Measurement
1 – DIFFERENTIAL CASE
2 – AXLE HOUSING
3 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3288–B
4 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3339
(12) Push firmly and hold differential case to ring
gear side of the axle housing (Fig. 76).
(13) Record dial indicator reading.
Fig. 75 Hold Differential Case and Zero Dial
1 – FORCE DIFFERENTIAL CASE TO PINION GEAR SIDE
2 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3288–B
3 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3339
4 – ZERO DIAL INDICATOR FACE
194 RBI AXLE
Indicator
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