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COMPONENTS (VK45DE MODELS)
1. Drive pinion lock nut 2. Companion flange 3. Front oil seal
4. Pinion front bearing 5. Drive pinion bearing adjusting washer 6. Drive pinion adjusting washer
7. Gear carrier 8. Pinion rear bearing 9. Pinion height adjusting washer
10. Drive pinion 11. Drive gear 12. Side oil seal (right side)
13. Side retainer 14. O-ring 15. Side bearing adjusting shim
16. Side bearing 17. Differential case 18. Breather connector
19. Dowel pin 20. Filler plug 21. Drain plug
22. Gasket 23. Carrier cover 24. Gear oil defence
25. Side gear thrust washer 26. Side gear 27. Circular clip
28. Pinion mate thrust washer 29. Pinion mate gear 30. Pinion mate shaft
31. Lock pin 32. Side bearing adjusting washer 33. Side oil seal (left side)
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34. Side shaft bearing 35. Extension tube retainer 36. Side shaft oil seal
37. Dust sealed 38. Side shaft
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ASSEMBLY INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
Before inspection and adjustment, drain gear oil.
Total Preload Torque
1. Rotate drive pinion back and forth 2 to 3 times to check for unusual noise and rotation malfunction.
2. Rotate drive pinion at least 20 times to check for smooth opera- tion of the bearing.
3. Measure total preload with preload gauge.
NOTE:
Total preload torque = Pinion bearing torque + Side bearing
torque
If measured value is out of the specification, disassemble it to
check and adjust each part. Adjust the pinion bearing preload and side bearing preload.
Adjust the pinion bearing preload first, then adjust the side bearing preload.
Drive Gear Runout
1. Remove carrier cover. Refer to FFD-24, "Differential Assembly" .
2. Fit a dial indicator to the drive gear back face.
3. Rotate the drive gear to measure runout.
If the runout is outside of the repair limit, check drive gear
assembly condition; foreign material may be caught between
drive gear and differential case, or differential case or drive gear
may be deformed, etc.
CAUTION:
Replace drive gear and drive pinion gear as a set. Tool number : ST3127S000 (J-25765-A)
Total preload torque (With oil seal): 1.56 - 2.65 N·m (0.16 - 0.27 kg-m, 14 - 23 in-lb)
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When the preload torque is largeOn pinion bearings: Decrease the drive pinion bearing adjusting washer and drive pinion adjusting washer thickness. Refer to FFD-40, "
Drive Pinion Bearing
Adjusting Washer" and FFD-40, "Drive Pinion Adjusting Washer" .
On side bearings: Increase the side bearing adjusting shim thickness. Refer to FFD-40,
"Side Bearing Adjusting Shim" .
When the preload torque is small On pinion bearings: Increase the drive pinion bearing adjusting washer and drive pinion adjusting washer thickness. Refer to FFD-40, "
Drive Pinion Bearing
Adjusting Washer" and FFD-40, "Drive Pinion Adjusting Washer" .
On side bearings: Decrease the side bearing adjusting shim thickness. Refer to FFD-40,
"Side Bearing Adjusting Shim" .
Runout limit: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or less
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Tooth Contact
1. Remove carrier cover. Refer to FFD-24, "Differential Assembly" .
2. Apply red lead to drive gear. CAUTION:
Apply red lead to both the faces of 3 to 4 gears at 4 loca-
tions evenly spaced on drive gear.
3. Rotate drive gear back and forth several times, check drive pin- ion gear to drive gear tooth contact.
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 pinon height adjusting washers to
move drive pinion closer to drive gear.
Refer to FFD-40, "
Pinion Height Adjusting Washer" .
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.
Refer to FFD-40, "
Pinion Height Adjusting Washer" .
Backlash
1. Remove carrier cover. Refer to FFD-24, "Differential Assembly" .
2. Fit a dial indicator to the drive gear face to measure the back- lash.
If the backlash is outside of the specified value, change the
thickness of side bearing adjusting washer.
Companion Flange Runout
1. Fit a dial indicator onto the companion flange face (inner side of
the propeller shaft mounting bolt holes).
2. Rotate companion flange to check for runout.
3. Fit a test indicator to the inner side of companion flange (socket diameter).
4. Rotate companion flange to check for runout.
5. If the runout value is outside the runout limit, follow the proce- dure below to adjust.
a. Check for runout while changing the phase between companion flange and drive pinion by 90 ° step, and
search for the position where the runout is the minimum.
b. If the runout value is still outside of the limit after the phase has been changed, possible cause will be an assembly malfunction of drive pinion and pinion bearing and malfunction of pinion bearing. Check for
these items and repair if necessary.
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Backlash: 0.10 - 0.15 mm (0.0039 - 0.0059 in)
When the backlash is large: Decrease side bearing adjusting washer thickness.
Refer to FFD-40, "
Side Bearing Adjusting Washer" .
When the backlash is small: Increase side bearing adjusting washer thickness.
Refer to FFD-40, "
Side Bearing Adjusting Washer" .
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Runout limit: 0.18 mm (0.0070 in) or less
Runout limit: 0.13 mm (0.0051 in) or less
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c. If the runout value is still outside of the limit after the check and repair, replace companion flange.
DISASSEMBLY
Side Shaft Assembly
1. Hold extension tube retainer with puller, then press out side shaft using a press.
2. Remove side shaft oil seal from extension tube retainer with a flat- blade screwdriver.
3. Remove side shaft bearing from extension tube retainer.
4. Remove O-ring from extension tube retainer.
5. Remove dust sealed from side shaft.
Differential Assembly
1. Drain gear oil, if necessary.
2. Remove carrier cover mounting bolts.
3. Remove carrier cover to insert the seal cutter between gear car- rier and carrier cover.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surface.
Do not insert flat-bladed screwdriver, this way damage
the mating surface.
4. Remove side retainer mounting bolts.
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Tool number : KV10111100 (J-37228)
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5. Remove side retainer.
6. Remove side bearing adjusting shim.
7. Remove O-ring from side retainer.
8. Remove differential case assembly from gear carrier.
9. Remove side oil seal (right side) from side retainer.
10. Remove side bearing outer race with puller.
11. Remove O-ring from gear carrier.
12. Remove side oil seal (left side) from gear carrier.
13. Remove side bearing outer race with puller.
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Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)
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Tool number : KV381054S0 (J-34286)
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