CHAPTER 7 DRIVE TRAIN TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................................................7-1 CHECKING NOISES.................................................................................7-1 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART.................................................................7-3 FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ........7-4 REMOVING THE FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS..................7-10 REMOVING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY...........................7-11 CHECKING THE FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS...................7-11 CHECKING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEARS .............................................7-12 CHECKING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MOTOR .................................7-12 ASSEMBLING THE FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS ..............7-13 ASSEMBLING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEARS.........................................7-16 MEASURING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR LASH ..................................7-17 ADJUSTING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR LASH....................................7-18 CHECKING THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OPERATION .........................7-19 REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND FINAL DRIVE GEAR ...........7-20 REMOVING THE REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS ....................7-27 ASSEMBLING THE REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS.................7-28 DISASSEMBLING THE FINAL DRIVE PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY.......7-30 POSITIONING THE FINAL DRIVE PINION GEAR AND RING GEAR ...7-30 ADJUSTING THE FINAL DRIVE PINION GEAR BACKLASH................7-30 ADJUSTING THE FINAL DRIVEN PINION GEAR BACKLASH .............7-32 MEASURING THE FINAL DRIVEN PINION GEAR THRUST WASHER CLEARANCE.........................................................................7-34 MEASURING THE WHEEL GEAR THRUST CLEARANCE...................7-35 CHECKING THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT..................................................7-36 CHECKING THE FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY..........................................7-36 MEASUREMENT THE FINAL GEAR LASH............................................7-37 ADJUSTING THE FINAL GEAR LASH ...................................................7-38 ASSEMBLING THE FINAL DRIVE PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY.............7-39 ASSEMBLING THE FINAL GEAR CASE................................................7-40 DRIV DRIV