EBS00187 MEASURING THE FINAL DRIVEN PINION GEAR THRUST WASHER CLEARANCE 1. Measure: final driven pinion gear thrust washer clear- ance “C” MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M MMM a. Place four pieces of Plastigauge ® between the originally fitted thrust washer and the final driven pinion gear assembly. b. Install the final driven pinion gear assembly and final driven pinion gear shim(s), and then tighten the bolts to specification. Final gear case cover bolt 23 Nm (2.3 m · kg, 17 ft · lb) T R . . NOTE: _ Do not turn the drive pinion gear, wheel gear, and driven pinion gear when measuring the clearance with Plastigauge ® . c. Remove the final driven pinion gear assem- bly. d.
Measure the thrust clearance. Calculate the width of the flattened Plastigauge ® 1 . Final driven pinion gear thrust clearance 0.08 ~ 0.12 mm (0.0031 ~ 0.0047 in) 1 e. If out of specification, select the correct washer. LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L LLL 2. Select: final driven pinion gear thrust washer MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M M MMM M MMM a. Select a suitable thrust washer using the following chart. b. Repeat the measurement steps until the final driven pinion gear thrust clearance is within the specified limits.
LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L LLL 7 - 34 REAR CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND FINAL DRIVE GEAR DRIV DRIV Thrust washer Thickness (mm) 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50