Volkswagen Type II Transporter 1200 Series Shop Manual page 135

assembly
~y
turning the main drive shaft, tighten the quts
securing bothside covers to
a
torque of 14ft/lb.
NOTE: The cq"ier bearing preload is now co"ectly
adjusted and any shims removed from one bearing cover to
correct backlash adjustment must be transfe"ed . to the
opposite side cover in order to maintain the preload
adjustment.
(5) Fit the pinion retaining bracket VW 381/11 on gear
carrier end, using two existing studs, instal and tighten the
two nuts finger tight. ·
(6) Fit a shott plunger dial indicl!tor and position the
indicator gauge in the VW 381/9 holder br<!.Cket and secu.re
with the Jolurled screw so that the end of the indicator
clamping sleeve is flush with
t~e
face of
th~
holder bracket.
(7) Place the special
brac~et
VW
381/7 on two of the
ring gear securing bolts and press f~lly home.
'
(8) With the transmission in a vertical position with the
gear carrier end down, slide the mdicator hqlder bracket
and indica.toi on to the bridge piece against t4e "stop o~ tqe
bracket and 8ecure with the knurled screw. .
(9) Turn the ring gear and dlfferential assembly so that
the lug of the bracket VW 381/7 is vertical to the axis of
the ring gear
~d
in contact with the plunger on the dial
indicator. In this position the indicator plunger
~hould
be
loaded by
appro~ately
I
~in.
. ·
(IO) Tighten the riuts .to secure the pinion
ret~ning
bracket ori the gear carrier and prevent the 'pinion from
rotating. · .
( 11) Rqta te the
rin~
gear to stop against one side of the
HOLDER BRACKET VW 381/9,
BRIDGE PI liCE VW 381/9
Diagrammatic View of
~ial
Tools for Measuring
Crown1111h~l
Backlash;
Transmission and Rear A.xle-54
PINION
RET~INING
BRACKET VW 381/11
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Pinion Retaining Bracket Positioned ori Forward End of
· · Gear Carrier.
pinion teeth and, holding it in this position, set the dial
indicator to zero.
(I 2) Turn. the ring gear to the other side ofthe pinion
teeth, through the gear backlash and record the backlash
dimension on the indicator gauge. ..
.
(13) Using the ~hove procedure, take three more
backlash' readmgs 90° apart around the ring gear'
~d
record the readings. · · · ·
(14). Find a backlash average by adding the four
readings·top:dtheranddividing by four.
Example:
1st backlash re11ding
2nd b&cklash reading
3rd backlash reading
4th backlash reading
.55mm
.53mm
.54mm
.53mm
2:15riun
2.15 overall reading
+4
Average backlash = .537 pr 54 mm
NOTE: If a variation of more than . 06mm exists between
any tWo of th~ backlash readings ta~en in operation ( 13 );
the assembly· should be removed and checked for dirt
betw~en
the ring gear and ·mounting . !(ange on · the
differential case. Check the
run-q~Jt
of the mounting flange
and true up by taking a light cut across the face of the
tki~~e wit~
the case mounted in
a
lathe. .
( 15) In the above example · shims. will have to be