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CHAS
SHAFT DRIVE
7. Measure:
• ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance
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a. Remove the ring gear bearing housing
(along with the ring gear).
b. Place four pieces of Plastigauge
®
between
the original thrust washer and the ring gear.
c. Install the ring gear bearing housing and
tighten the bolts and nuts to specification.
NOTE:
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Do not turn the final drive pinion gear and ring
gear while measuring the ring-gear-to-thrust-
washer clearance with Plastigauge
®
.
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d. Remove the ring gear bearing housing.
e. Measure the width of the flattened Plasti-
gauge
®
1.
f. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance
is within specification, install the ring gear
bearing housing (along with the ring gear).
g. If the ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance
is out of specification, select the correct
thrust washer as follows.
h. Select the suitable thrust washer from the
following chart.
i. Repeat the measurement steps until the
ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clearance is
within the specified limits.
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Ring gear bearing housing bolt
40 Nm (4.0 m · kg)
Ring gear bearing housing nut
23 Nm (2.3 m · kg)
Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
ance
0.10 ~ 0.20 mm
Thrust washers
Thickness (mm) 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
Ring-gear-to-thrust-washer clear-
ance
0.10 ~ 0.20 mm