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Location of shims

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Fig 1: Location Of Shims
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S1 - Ring gear adjustment shim in final drive cover 

S2 - Shim for ring gear in transmission housing 

S3 - Shim for positioning drive pinion in transmission housing 

S4 - Shim for pre-load of double angular contact ball bearing on drive pinion 

S5 - Shim for positioning inner race/tapered roller bearing on drive pinion