Suzuki LT-4WD 1990 Service Manual page 151

S H A F T D R I V E A N D D I F F E R E N T I A L
4-33
TOOTH CONTACT
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After bac k l ash adj ustm ent is carried o u t, the
tooth contact m u st be checked.
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Do not m isp lace the sh i ms. R emove the front
d riven bevel gear.
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C lea n a n d d e-g rease severa l teeth o n the fro nt
d riven bevel gear. Coat these teeth with m ach i­
n ist's dye or paste, p refe rab l y of a l ight col or.
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Re- i n sta l l the d riven beve l gear with sh i m s
i n p l ace, positi o n i n g the coated teeth s o t h at
they a re centered o n the fro nt d r ive beve l gear.
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I nsta l l the d r iven gear bea r i ng case a nd t ighten
the bo lts to the specificat io n .
Driven gea r
beari ng case bo lt
t ighten i n g torq u e
N OT E :
At th i s t i m e, i t i s not necessary to i n sta l l the
sh ift i ng rel ated parts.
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R otate the d r ive beve l gea r severa l tu rns i n
each d i rection, wh i le l oad i ng the d riven bevel
gear. T h is wi l l p rovide a contact patte rn o n
the coated teeth of the d r ive beve l gear.
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R emove the d rive beve l gear, and i nspect the
coated teet h of the d r ive bevel gear. The con ­
tact- patch shou l d b e as shown a t rig h t :
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I f th e tooth contact pattern is correct, as shown
in ® , go to the F i n a l Asse m b l y su b-section.
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If the tooth contact pattern is i ncorrect, as
shown in CD , a th i n ner sh i m is needed between
the front d r ive beve l gea r housing and the d r iven
beve l gea r housing.
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If the tooth contact pattern is i n correct, as
shown in ® , a th icker sh i m is needed between
the front d r ive beve l gear housing and d r iven
beve l gear housing.
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If the tooth contact patte rn is i n correct for
either reason, the appropriate s h i m m u st be
i nsta l led, a n d the tooth contact patte rn re­
checked by repeating the tooth coati n g proce­
d u re a bove.
(
20 - 26 N - m
2 . 0 - 2 . 6 kg- m \
1 4. 5 - 1 9. 0 l b-ft
CD I N CO R R E CT (Contact at tooth top)
® CO R R ECT
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@
I N CO R R E CT (Contact at tooth root)