Heat the ring gear to approx. 100 ° C and position
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Fig 1: Installing Ring Gear
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WARNING:
Wear protective gloves.
Install ring gear guide on centering pins -A- (locally made).
Allow ring gear to cool off slightly before inserting bolts. Then tighten to specified torque.