Chrysler RAM TRUCK 2500 1994 Service Manual page 150

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DRIVE SIDE
O F R I N G
GEAR TEETH
HEEL TOE
COAST SIDE
O F RING
GEAR TEETH
TOE HEEL
DESIRABLE CONTACT PATTERN.
PATTERN SHOULD 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
S H I M REQUIRED.
RING GEAR BACKLASH CORRECT.
T H I C K E R P I N I O N GEAR DEPTH
SHIM REQUIRED.
P I N I O N GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT.
DECREASE
RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
P I N I O N GEAR DEPTH SHIM
CORRECT.
INCREASE
RING
GEAR BACKLASH.
Fig. 47 Gear Teeth Contact Patterns
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