Differential Bearing Pre-Load - Check And Adjust - Lotus Elise Service Notes

MANUAL GEARBOX
Standard and Torsen differentials:
9. Fit final drive gear to carrier ensuring reference
marks are aligned.
10. Fit 10 bolts and tighten progressively to 110
Nm.
Differential Bearing Pre-load - Check and Adjust
1. Position original selective circlip in gear case.
2. Position differential assembly in differential
housing.
3. Fit gear case, fit and tighten bolts to 45 Nm.
4. Lightly drive differential assembly into gear
case to seat circlip.
5. Lightly drive differential into differential housing
to settle bearing.
6. Using feeler gauges measure and record
clearance between circlip and bearing outer
face.
Correct clearance = 0.15 mm maximum
7. If clearance is not as specified, select the
appropriate circlip from the range available.
NOTE: Circlips are available from 2.50 to
3.00 mm thick in increments of 0.10 mm.
8. Remove original circlip through oil seal
aperture using tool 18G 1392.
9. Fit selected circlip using tool 18G 1392.
10. Re-check bearing pre-load using above
procedure.
11. Remove differential assembly, retain selected
circlip.
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