REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND FINAL
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ADJUSTING THE FINAL GEAR LASH
1. Remove:
1
• final driven pinion gear assembly 1
• final driven pinion gear shim 2
4
• final driven pinion gear shim 3
• thrust washer 4
2. Adjust:
• gear lash
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a. Select a suitable shim(s) and thrust washer
using the following chart.
Too little gear
lash
Too large
gear lash
b. If increased by more than 0.2 mm (0.008
in):
Reduce the thrust washer thickness by 0.2
mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm (0.008 in) of
final driven pinion gear shim increase.
c. If reduced by more than 0.2 mm (0.008 in):
Increase the thrust washer thickness by 0.2
mm (0.008 in) for every 0.2 mm (0.008 in)
that the final driven pinion gear shim is
decreased.
Thickness (mm)
Thickness (mm)
NOTE:
Be sure to use one of each of the final driven
pinion gear shims 2 and 3 to obtain the shim
thickness.
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DRIVE GEAR
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Increase shim thickness.
Reduce shim thickness.
Final driven pinion gear shim 2
0.25 0.30 0.35
0.40 0.45 0.50
Final driven pinion gear shim 3
4.5 4.8
5.1 5.4
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