Mazda 1990 323 Workshop Manual Supplement page 513

REAR DIFFERENTIAL
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Thrust washer thickness:
Identification mark
Thickness
0
2.00mm (0.0787 in)
05 2.05mm (0.0807 in)
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2,fOmm (0.0827 in)
15 2.15mm (0.0846 in)
2
2.20mm (0.0866 in)
2. Install the knock pin to secure the pinion shaft. Stake the
pin with a punch to prevent it from coming out of the case.
Adjustment of drive pinion and ring gear backlash
Note
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Apply approx. 0.04 cc (0.0024 cu in) of compound
at each point.
1. Apply thread-locking compound to points @and @around
the gear back face>
2. Mount the ring gear onto the gear case.
Tightening torque:
69-83 Nm (7.0-8.5 m-kg, 51-61 ft-ib)
3. Press the new bearing inner race (side gear) on with the
SST.
4. Install the differential gear assembly in the carrier.
5. Note the identification mark on the adjusting screw, and in-
stall the screws to their respective sides.
6. Install the differential bearing caps, making sure that the
identification mark on the cap corresponds with the one on
the carrier with the
SST,
7. Mark the ring gear at four points at approx. 90° intervals.
Mount a dial indicator to the carrier so that the feeler comes
into contact at a right angle with one of the ring gear teeth.
8. Turn both bearing adjusting screw, equally with the
SST
until the backlash is as specified.
Backlash: 0.09-0.11 mm (0.0035-0.0043 in)
03UOMX-881
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