Service Manual

InstallingtheBevelGearCaseandAxleCase(4-WheelDriveAxle)(continued)
Positionadialindicatoratthetoothscenter.Preventtheaxlefromturning
andmeasurethelowerbevelgeartotheaxlegearbacklash(Figure265).
Lowerbevelgearbacklash:0.10to0.40mm(0.004to0.016inch)
10.Adjustbacklashbyincreasingorreducingtheaxlebearingshimthickness;
refertotheAxleShafts(4-WheelDriveAxle)(page8–59).
Note:Axlebearingshimsareavailablein0.20mm(0.008inch),0.30mm.
(0.012inch),and0.50mm(0.020inch)thickness.
11.Tightentheaxlecoverscrewsto23to27N·m(17to20ft-lb).
12.CoatanewO-ringwithgreaseandinstallthebevelgearcase/axlecase
assemblyontheaxlesupport.Tightenthemountingscrewsandnutsto47
to56N·m(35to41ft-lb)(Figure256).
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