Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 284

SECTION FB
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For the example therefore, thethickness o f the washers to be moved
(c) Intheexamplechosen,itisnecessarytomovethecrownwheel
towards the pinion by a distance of
0.79
mm
.
To
achieve
this,
the thickness of the washers against the right-hand
...
bearing should be reduced to:
8.20
=
0.79
= 7.41 mm,
and the thickness of the washers against the left-hand bearingshould
be increased by the same amount.
7.00
+
0.79
= 7.79mm
(d)
Recheck the backlash measurement to verify t hat the difference
between any two measurements, around the crown wheel, does not
exceed 0.10 mm.
3.
I f backlash i s within the tolerance, assemble the differential assembly,
replace the Clutch Bell housing and refit Transmission Unit.