User Guide

Chapter 2 Part A Engine, clutch and transmission (XV535 models)
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28.21 Check the shafts for runout with V-biocks and a
dial indicator
28.22a Stake the bearing retainer screws ...
28.22b ... and the middle drive gear locknut
28.23a The assembled main axle should look like this
28.23b Press second pinion gear onto the shaft until the gearset
is the specified length
Inspection
Refer to illustration 28.21
17 Wash all of the components in clean solvent and dry them off.
Rotate the ball bearing on the shaft, feeling for tightness, rough spots
and excessive looseness and listening for noises. If any of these
conditions are found, replace the bearing with a press.
18 Check the ball bearing that was removed from the other end of
the shaft and replace it if it has any of the conditions described in Step
6. The bearing should also be replaced if oil has been leaking from its
seal.
19 Check the gear teeth for cracking and other oovious damage.
Check the gear bushings and the surface in the inner diameter of each
gear for scoring or heat discoloration. If the gear or bushing is
damaged, replace it.
20 Inspect the dogs and the dog holes in the gears for excessive
wear. Replace the paired gears as a set if necessary.
21 Place the shafts in V-blocks and check runout with a dial indicator
(see illustration). Replace the shaft if runout exceeds the value listed
in this Chapter's Specifications.
Assembly and installation
Refer to illustrations 28.22a, 28.22b, 28.23a, 28.23b, 28.24a, 28.24b,
28.24c, 28.24d, 28.25, 28.26a and 28.26b
22 If the middle gear and driveaxle were removed, reverse the
removal steps to install them. Be sure the short screw goes in the
correct hole (see illustration 28.11a). Stake the screws (see
illustration). Install a new locknut, tighten it to the torque listed in this
Chapter's Specifications and stake it (see illustration).
23 Reverse Steps 15 and 16 to assemble the main axle (see
illustration). Press second pinion gear onto the shaft (see illustration
28.23a and the accompanying illustration).