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INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Drive Gear and Drive Pinion
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If the gear teeth never mesh or line-up correctly, det ermine the cause and adjust or replace as necessary.
If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chi pped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new drive
gear and drive pinion as a set.
Bearing
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted or scratched marks, or unusual noise from the bearing is
observed, replace as a bearing assembly (as a new set).
Side Gear and Pinion Mate Gear
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If any cracks or damage on the surfac e of the tooth is found, replace.
If any worn or chipped mark on the contact si des of the thrust washer is found, replace.
Side Gear Thrust Washer and Pinion Mate Thrust Washer
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If it is chipped (by friction), damaged, or unusually worn, replace.
Oil Seal
Whenever disassembled, replace.
If wear, deterioration of adherence (sealing force lips ), or damage is detected on the lips, replace them.
Differential case
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If any wear or crack on the contact sides of the differential case is found, replace.
When the backlash is small:
Make drive gear back side adjusting washer thinner,
and drive gear tooth side ad justing washer thicker by
the same amount. For selecting adjusting washer, re-
fer to the latest parts information.
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1. Rear cover 2. Bearing cap 3. Side gear thrust washer
4. Side gear 5. Pinion mate thrust washer 6. Pinion mate gear
7. Pinion mate shaft 8. Lock pin 9. Side bearing
10. Side bearing adjusting washer 11. Drive pinion 12. Pinion height adjusting washer
13. Pinion rear bearing 14. Collapsible spacer 15. Side flange
16. Circlip 17. Side oil seal 18. Gear carrier
19. Pinion front bearing 20. Front oil seal 21. Companion flange
22. Drive pinion lock nut 23. Drive gear 24. Differential case
25. Gasket 26. Drain plug 27. Filler plug
A. Oil seal lip B. Screw hole C. Comply with the assembly proce-
dure when tightening. Refer to DLN-
206, "Assembly".
: Apply gear oil. : Apply anti-corrosion oil.
: Apply Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to GI-22, "
Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants".
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1. Remove differential case assembly. Refer to DLN-204, "Disassembly".
2. Remove drive pinion lock nut with the flange wrench (commer- cial service tool).
3. Put matching mark (B) on the end of drive pinion. The matching mark should be in line with the matching mark (A) on companion
flange (1).
CAUTION:
For matching mark, use pain t. Never damage companion
flange and drive pinion.
NOTE:
The matching mark on the final drive companion flange indicates
the maximum vertical runout position.
When replacing companion flange, matching mark is not neces-
sary.
4. Remove companion flange using the suitable puller (commercial service tool).
5. Press drive pinion assembly out of gear carrier. CAUTION:
Never drop drive pinion assembly.
6. Remove front oil seal.
7. Remove side oil seal.
8. Remove pinion front bearing inner race.
9. Remove collapsible spacer.
: Apply Genuine High Strength Thread Locking Sealant or equivalent. Refer to GI-22, "Recommended Chemical Products
and Sealants".
Refer to GI-4, "
Components" for symbols not described above.
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10. Remove pinion rear bearing inner race and pinion height adjust-
ing washer with the replacer (A) (commercial service tool).
11. Tap pinion front/rear bearing outer races uniformly using a brass rod or equivalent to remove them.
CAUTION:
Never damage gear carrier.
12. Perform inspection after disassembly. Refer to DLN-220,
"Inspection".
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1. Install front bearing outer race and rear bearing outer race using
drifts.
CAUTION:
At first, using a hammer, tap bearing outer race until itbecomes flat to gear carrier.
Never reuse pinion front and rear bearing outer race.
2. Select drive pinion height adjusting washer. For selecting adjust- ing washer, refer to the latest parts information.
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B : Drift [SST: ST30611000 (J-25742-1)]
C : Drift bar [SST: ST30621000 (J-25742-5)]
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3. Install selected drive pinion height adjusting washer (2) to drive pinion. Press pinion rear bearing inner race (1) to it, using drift
(A) [SST: ST30022000 ( — )].
CAUTION:
Be careful of the direction of pinion height adjusting
washer. (Assemble as shown in the figure.)
Never reuse pinion rear bearing inner race.
4. Assemble collapsible spacer to drive pinion. CAUTION:
Never reuse collapsible spacer.
5. Apply gear oil to pinion rear bearing, and assemble drive pinion into gear carrier.
6. Apply gear oil to pinion front bearing, and assemble pinion front bearing inner race to drive pinion assembly.
CAUTION:
Never reuse pinion front bearing inner race.
7. Using suitable spacer (A), press the pinion front bearing inner race to drive pinion as far as drive pinion nut can be tightened.
8. Using the drift (A) [SST: ST15310000 (J-25640-B)], install front oil seal in evenly until it becom es flush with the gear carrier.
CAUTION:
Never reuse oil seal.
When installing, never incline oil seal.
Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil
onto the circumference of oil seal.
9. Install companion flange (1). NOTE:
When reusing drive pinion, align the matching mark (B) of drive
pinion with the matching mark (A) of companion flange, and then
install companion flange.
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10. Apply anti-corrosion oil to the thread and seat of drive pinion
lock nut, and temporarily tighten drive pinion lock nut to drive
pinion, using flange wrench (c ommercial service tool).
CAUTION:
Never reuse drive pinion lock nut.
11. Adjust to the drive pinion lock nut tightening torque and pinion bearing preload torque, using preload gauge [SST: ST3127S000
(J-25765-A)].
CAUTION:
Adjust to the lower limit of the drive pinion lock nut tight-
ening torque first.
If the preload torque exceeds the specified value, replace
collapsible spacer and tighte n it again to adjust. Never
loosen drive pinion lock nut to adjust the preload torque.
After adjustment, rotate dri ve pinion back and forth 2 to 3
times to check for unusual no ise, rotation malfunction,
and other malfunctions.
12. Install differential case assembly. Refer to DLN-206, "
Assem-
bly".
CAUTION:
Never install rear cover at this timing.
13. Check and adjust drive gear runout, tooth contact, drive gear to drive pinion backlash, and companion flange runout. Refer to DLN-210, "
Adjustment" and DLN-220, "Adjustment".
Recheck above items. Readjust the above description, if necessary.
14. Check total preload torque. Refer to DLN-210, "
Adjustment".
15. Install rear cover. Refer to DLN-206, "
Assembly".
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COMPANION FLANGE RUNOUT
1. Fit a test indicator to the inner side of the companion flange
(socket diameter).
2. Rotate companion flange to check for runout.
3. If the runout value is outside t he 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.
c. If the runout value is still outside of the limit after the check and repair, replace companion flange.
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INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Drive Gear and Drive Pinion
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If the gear teeth never mesh or line-up correctly, det ermine the cause and adjust or replace as necessary.
Pinion bearing preload : Refer to
DLN-222, "
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gear and drive pinion as a set.
Bearing
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted or scratched marks, or unusual noise from the bearing is
observed, replace as a bearing assembly (as a new set).
Oil Seal
Whenever disassembled, replace.
If wear, deterioration of adherence (sealing force lips ), or damage is detected on the lips, replace them.
Companion Flange
Clean up the disassembled parts.
If any chipped mark [about 0.1 mm, (0.004 in)] or other damage on the contact sides of the lips of the com-
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General SpecificationINFOID:0000000006222430
Drive Gear RunoutINFOID:0000000006222431
Unit: mm (in)
Side Gear ClearanceINFOID:0000000006222432
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Unit: mm (in)
Applied model 2WD 4WD
VK56VDA/T
Final drive model R230
Gear ratio 2.937
Number of teeth (Drive gear/Drive pinion) 47/16
Oil capacity (Approx.) (US pt, lmp pt)1.75 (3-3/4, 3-1/8)
Number of pinion gears 2
Drive pinion adjustment spacer type Collapsible
Item Runout limit
Drive gear back face 0.05 (0.0020) or less
Item Specification
Side gear back clearance
(Clearance limit between side gear and differential case for adjusting
side gear backlash) 0.20 (0.0079) or less
(Each gear should rotate smoothly without excessive resis-
tance during differential motion.)
Item Specification
Drive pinion bearing preload torque 1.76 − 2.65 N·m (0.18 − 0.27 kg −m, 16 − 23 in-lb)
Side bearing preload torque (reference value determined by drive
gear bolt pulling force) 0.29
− 1.47 N·m (0.03 − 0.14 kg −m, 3 − 13 in-lb)
Total preload torque
(Total preload torque = drive pinion bearing preload torque + Side
bearing preload torque) 2.06
− 4.12 N·m (0.21 − 0.42 kg −m, 19 − 36 in-lb)
Item Specification
Drive gear to drive pinion gear 0.13 − 0.18 (0.0051 − 0.0070)
Item Runout limit
Inner side of the companion flange 0.08 (0.0031) or less
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