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Buick 40 Series 1948 Shop Manual page 188

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(185)
REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY
REPAIRS
5-15
have not been
mixed
with another gear
set.
See
figure 5-23.
.
5.
After
making sure that su
rfaces
of case
flange and ring gear are
clean
and free of
burrs,
bolt gear
to case
using
eleven
(
11 )
~6
"
x
1% " bolts
with
%"
SAE nuts
placed
in
rivet
hole
counte r bor es to act a
s spacers.
CAUTION
:
It
is
very importan t to
hav e
th
ese part s bolted
tight tog
ether.
Do
not use washers over rivet
hole counterbores
since they will
bend
and
per-
mit
parts to
separate slig
htl y
durin g ri
veting
operation.
Figure 5-16-Checking
Run-Out
of Ring Gear in Fixture U 4-B
6. Place bolted assembly
in Test Fixture
U4-B
and check run-out of back side of
gear.
See figure 5-16.
If
run-out exceeds .003", che ck
for burrs, uneven bolting condition, or
distorted
case
flange.
7. Place bolted assembly
in Ri
veting
Jig
J
2196-A
with
cas e flange up.
See
figure
5-17.
Use only new rivets of
corr ect
part
number,
which allow
~~6 "
of shank for
heading.
Install
rivet
in the one open
hole
from
gear side
and
securely head
it up cold, which
requires
a
pres-
su
r e
of eight (8) tons. CAUTION:
Excessive
pres
sure
may cause
riv et
to squeeze out be-
tween
gear and case
!lan
ge,
there by distorting
th
ese parts.
N
ever
heat riv ets
to facilitate
heading
because hot ri
vets shrink and
become
loose
in
holes
during
cooling
,
furth
ermore,
the
head
s
may crack
off.
8.
Remove
bolt
diametrically
opposite new
rivet
and inst a ll
another
rivet in like
manner.
Finish
riveting
by working back and forth
across
gear,
using even pressure on all rivets;
do not install rivets consecutively around gear
as
gear may be
drawn
t
o
one side
and
r
un
eccent r ic.
9. After
all ri
vets a
re
installed,
rechec k for
run-out
at back
of gea r. See figure
5-16.
Run-
out must not exceed
.003"
.
Figure
5-
17 -Riveting Ring Gear to Case in Riveting J
ig
J 2196-A
5-15 ASSEMBLY OF PINION, BEARINGS
AND PROPELLER SHAFT
1.
Install parts
on pinion shaft in
the
follow-
ing
order :
r
ear bea r ing spacer,
rear
bearing
(roller),
bearing lock sleeve
with
thick end
toward spline,
front bearing
(ball) with shielded
side
t
oward spline.
See
figure
5-18.
Press
f
ront
bearing
solidly
aga inst shoulder on pinion
shaft,
using a
t
ube of
proper
size to bear
against
inner r
ace only. NOTE
:
B
earing
may
be brinnelled if
driven in to place.
2. Install
bearing lock
nut with thin side
toward
spline.
While g
ripping
splined end of
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BALL
BEARIN
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LOCK
SLEEVE
,
HYPO ID O
FFSET
Figure 5-18-Gear Set with Bearings and lock Sleeve-1949 Model

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