Selecting The Pinion Shim (T3) - SELVA MARINE Kingfish 25 Service Manual

Selecting the pinion shim (T3)

• Spray anti-rust lubricant on the bearing
before installation. Do not apply gear oil to
the parts. Otherwise, correct measure-
ments cannot be obtained.
• Keep the parts free of foreign material,
such as dirt and lint.
Do not damage the measurement plane
surface on the pinion height gauge. Oth-
erwise, accurate measurements cannot
be obtained.
1. Install the taper roller bearing and drive
shaft between the base a and the plate
b of the special service tool 1, and then
tighten the bolts c temporarily.
b
c
c
Pinion height gauge 1: 90890-06668
TIP:
Do not install the pinion shims.
2. Install the pinion 2, and then tighten the
nut 3 temporarily.
1
a
Shimming (high thrust model)
3. Check the gap d between the special
service tool 1 and the pinion 2.
NOTICE: When tightening the nut 3,
check that the drive shaft turns
smoothly. Also, make sure that there
is a gap d between the special ser-
vice tool 1 and the pinion 2. If there
is no gap and the drive shaft does not
rotate, the special service tool could
be damaged.
TIP:
If there is no gap, the pinion shims may not
have been removed.
4. Install the special service tool 4 to the
drive shaft spline, and hold the special
service tool 4.
5. Tighten the nut to the specified torque.
Drive shaft holder 3 4: 90890-06517
Pinion nut: 50 N·m (5.0 kgf·m, 36.9 ft·lb)
3
2
d
1
4
8
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