Tooth Contact

Before inspection and adjustment, drain gear oil.

1. Remove carrier cover. Refer to FRONT FINAL DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY : Disassembly & Assembly .
2. Apply red lead to drive gear.

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   CAUTION: Apply red lead to both the faces of 3 to 4 gears at 4 locations evenly spaced on drive gear.
3. Rotate drive gear back and forth several times, check drive pinion gear to drive gear tooth contact.

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   CAUTION: Check tooth contact on drive side and reverse side.

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4. If tooth contact is improperly adjusted, follow the procedure below to adjust the pinion height [dimension (X)].

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   • If the tooth contact is near the face (face contact), or near the heel (heel contact), thicken pinion height adjusting washers to move drive pinion closer to drive gear.

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     For selecting adjusting washer, refer to the latest parts information.

   • If the tooth contact is near the flank (flank contact), or near the toe (toe contact), thin pinion height adjusting washers to move drive pinion farther from drive gear.

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     For selecting adjusting washer, refer to the latest parts information.