Chrysler RAM TRUCK 2500 1994 Service Manual page 103

2 - 4S FRONT SUSPENSION AND AXLE
DRIVE SIDE
O F RING
GEAR TEETH
HEEL
TOE
COAST SIDE
O F RING
GEAR TEETH
TOE HEEL
DESIRABLE CONTACT PATTERN.
PATTERN S H O U L D BE CENTERED
O N THE DRIVE SIDE O F T O O T H .
PATTERN S H O U L D BE CENTERED O N
THE COAST SIDE O F T O O T H ,
BUT M A Y BE SLIGHTLY T O W A R D
THE TOE. THERE S H O U L D ALWAYS
BE SOME CLEARANCE BETWEEN
C O N T A C T PATTERN A N D TOP O F
THE T O O T H .
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT
THINNER P I N I O N GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT.
THICKER P I N I O N GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
Fig. 62 Gear Tooth Contact Patterns