Arbor Disc & Arbor Tools In Housing; Pinion Height Block Tool Against Arbor Tool; Shaft Front Bearing Cup Installation - Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual

• FRONT SUSPENSION 2 - 41
Fig. 50 Pinion Height Block Tool Against Arbor Tool
Fig. 51 Drive Pinion Gear Depth Measurement
block tool is r e s t i n g f i r m l y on t h e lowest step o f p i n -
ion height block tool a n d "zero" t h e d i a l indicator
pointer.
(5) W i t h t h e d i a l indicator pointer "zeroed", move
t h e gauge block tool toward the arbor tool u n t i l t h e
t i p o f t h e d i a l indicator plunger contacts t h e arbor
tool ( F i g . 51). Slide t h e gauge block tool ( w i t h t h e
d i a l indicator) across and back and f o r t h along t h e
arbor tool w h i l e observing the d i a l indicator pointer.
Record t h e longest plunger t r a v e l distance, whether
i n w a r d (oq-") or o u t w a r d (" + "), indicated b y t h e
pointer.
T h e l o n g e s t p l u n g e r t r a v e l d i s t a n c e i n d i c a t e d ,
p l u s o r m i n u s t h e d e p t h v a r i a n c e e t c h e d i n t o t h e
f a c e o f t h e d r i v e p i n i o n g e a r , i s t h e r e q u i r e d
t h i c k n e s s f o r t h e d r i v e p i n i o n g e a r d e p t h s h i m s .
(6) Measure the thickness o f each depth s h i m sep-
arately w i t h a micrometer a n d combine t h e shims
necessary t o obtain t h e t o t a l required depth s h i m
" p a c k " thickness. I f e q u i p p e d , t h e o i l s l i n g e r l o -
c a t e d b e t w e e n t h e r e a r b e a r i n g a n d t h e t h r u s t
f a c e o f d r i v e p i n i o n g e a r m u s t b e m e a s u r e d a n d
t h e t h i c k n e s s i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e t o t a l s h i m
" p a c k " t h i c k n e s s .
(7) Remove the measurement tools from the differ-
e n t i a l housing.
(8) Place the depth shims into the drive p i n i o n gear
shaft rear bearing bore i n t h e differential housing
and t h e n force t h e rear bearing cup i n t o t h e bore
w i t h B e a r i n g Cup I n s t a l l a t i o n Tool D - l l l and D r i v e r
H a n d l e Tool C-4171. Ensure t h a t t h e cup is correctly
"seated".
(9) Use Bearing Cup I n s t a l l a t i o n Tool C-4203 and
D r i v e r Handle Tool C-4171 to force the drive p i n i o n
gear shaft front bearing cup i n t o t h e differential
housing bore (Fig. 52).
BEARING CUP DRIVER
INSTALLATION TOOL C-4203 HANDLE
Fig. 52 Shaft Front Bearing Cup Installation
(10) Force t h e rear bearing onto t h e drive p i n i o n
gear shaft u n t i l i t is completely "seated" w i t h Bear-
i n g I n s t a l l a t i o n Tool C-3095-A (Fig. 53).
(11) I n s t a l l t h e drive p i n i o n gear shaft i n t h e dif-
f e r e n t i a l housing.