Table of adjustments
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NOTE:
- If repairs have been performed to the transmission, it is only necessary to adjust the pinion shaft, ring gear or final drive set if components have been replaced which have a direct effect on the adjustment of the final drive. Refer to the following table to avoid unnecessary adjustment work:
| Components requiring adjustment: | Ring gear | Pinion shaft | Pinion shaft | Backlash |
| ("S1 " + "S2 ") | ("S3 " + "S4 ") via deviation (tolerance) "r" | Shim "S4 " only | 0.12 - 0.28 | |
| → Ring gear, adjusting | → Pinion shaft, adjusting | → Re-determining shim "S4" when replacing bearing housing | ||
| Component replaced | ||||
| Transmission housing * See note | X | X | X | |
| Bearing housing | X | X | ||
| Differential cage | X | X | ||
| Tapered roller bearings for pinion shaft/hollow shaft | X | X | ||
| Tapered roller bearing for differential | X | X | ||
| Final drive gear set * See note | X | X | X | |
| Cover for final drive | X | X |
*Pinion shaft and ring gear; only replace together.
*If the transmission housing is replaced the input shaft must also be adjusted → Input shaft, adjusting .