Inspection Procedure
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- Inspect the differential carrier assembly (700) for the following conditions:
- Damaged or worn teeth, bearing rollers, washers or pins on the differential planetary pinion gear
- Damaged or worn teeth or splines on the final drive sun gear (697)
- Damaged or worn teeth, splines or thrust washers on the differential side gear
- Damaged or worn teeth, thrust washers or shaft on the differential pinion gear
- Damaged or worn lugs or splines on the parking gear (696)
- A damaged vehicle speed sensor reluctor wheel
- Damaged internal gear/parking gear thrust bearing (695), differential carrier/sun gear thrust bearing (698) or differential carrier/case thrust bearing (715)
- A damaged or worn differential carrier/case selective thrust washer (714)
- A damaged differential/final drive carrier housing (700)
- Inspect the final drive sun gear shaft (689) for the following conditions:
- Damaged or worn splines
- Cracks at lube oil holes
- Damaged or worn bearing journals
- Use a feeler gauge in order to measure the end play of the differential carrier planetary pinion gear.
Specification: End play should be 0.24-0.63 mm (0.009-0.025 in).
- If the end play check or the component inspection indicates a condition, repair the differential/final drive carrier assembly (700).