Chrysler Conquest 1988 Service Manual page 1061

REAR AXLE
- Differential Carrier
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9. INSTALLATION OF DRIVE GEAR
(1) Clean the drive gear attaching bolts.
(2) Remove the adhesive adhered to the threaded holes of
the drive gear by turning tap (Ml0 x 1.25), and then
clean the threaded holes by applying compressed air.
(3) Apply the specified adhesive to the threaded holes of
the drive gear.
Specified adhesive: MOPAR LOCTITE 271 or equiva-
lent
(4) Install the drive gear onto the differential case with the
mating marks properly aligned. Be sure to tighten the
bolts in a diagonal sequence.
8. PRESS-FIT OF SIDE BEARING INNER RACE
Press-fit the side bearing inner races to the differential case
by using the special tool.
. FINAL DRIVE GEAR BACKLASH ADJUSTMENT
Adjust the final drive gear backlash by the. following
procedure:
(1) Install the side bearing adjusting spacers, which are
thinner than those removed, to both the pinion gear and
the drive gear sides of the differential case assembly,
and then mount the differential case assembly into the
gear carrier.
NOTE
Select side bearing adjusting spacers with the same
thickness for both the drive pinion side and the drive
gear side.
(2) Push the differential case assembly to one side, and
measure the clearance between the gear carrier and the
side bearing adjusting spacer with a feeler gauge.