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General Specifications

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification
Differential 
Preload 0.15-0.21 mm
(0.0059-0.0083 in)
Adjustment shim thickness Refer to Transaxle  in this article for adjustment shim selection procedure.
Side gear and pinion gear backlash 0.02-0.08 mm
(0.0079-0.0031 in)
Gear Clearance 
1st gear end play 0.20-0.30 mm
(0.0078-0.0118 in)
2nd gear end play 0.06-0.16 mm
(0.0024-0.0063 in)
3rd gear thrust clearance 0.18-0.31 mm
(0.0071-0.0122 in)
4th gear end play 0.20-0.30 mm
(0.0078-0.0118 in)
5th gear thrust clearance 0.06-0.16 mm
(0.0024-0.0063 in)
Input Shaft 
End play 0.00-0.06 mm
(0.00-0.0024 in)
Adjustment shim thickness Refer to Transaxle  in this article for shim selection procedure.
Mainshaft 
End play 0.00-0.06 mm
(0.00-0.0024 in)
Adjustment shim thickness Refer to Transaxle  in this article for shim selection procedure.
Reverse Idler Gear 
End play 0.04-0.14 mm
(0.0016-0.0055 in)
Adjustment shim thickness Refer to Transaxle  in this article for shim selection procedure.
Input shaft thrust washer thickness Refer to Input Shaft  in this article for thrust washer thickness chart.
Input shaft snap ring thickness Refer to Input Shaft  in this article for snap ring thickness chart.
4th gear adjustment shim thickness Refer to Mainshaft  in this article for 4th gear adjustment shim thickness chart.
5th gear snap ring thickness Refer to Mainshaft  in this article for 5th gear snap ring thickness chart.
Mainshaft C-ring thickness Refer to Mainshaft  in this article for C-ring thickness chart.
Synchronizer Ring Clearance 
1st gear clearance (outer ring-to-synchronizer cone) 0.60-1.10 mm
(0.0236-0.0433 in)
1st gear clearance (inner ring-to-synchronizer cone) 0.60-0.80 mm
(0.0236-0.0314 in)
2nd gear clearance (middle synchronizer ring-to-gear) 0.60-1.20 mm
(0.0236-0.0472 in)
2nd gear clearance (outer ring-to-synchronizer cone) 0.60-1.10 mm
(0.0236-0.0433 in)
2nd gear clearance (inner ring-to-gear) 0.70-1.10 mm
(0.0276-0.0433 in)
3rd gear 0.90-1.45 mm
(0.0354-0.0571 in)
4th gear 0.90-1.45 mm
(0.0354-0.0571 in)
5th gear 0.95-1.40 mm
(0.0374-0.0551 in)
Reverse idler gear 0.95-1.40 mm
(0.0374-0.0551 in)
Transaxle 
Physical weight -