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Location of the Shafts and the Differential in the Transmission Housing

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Fig 1: Transmission Housing Components
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Callout Component Name
1 Input shaft
2 Upper main shaft
3 Differential gear
4 Lower main shaft

In this transmission angular cone bearings are used for all shafts. These bearings require a certain amount of play and pretension. The required amount of bearing play and pretension is achieved at the production stage by using shims under the angular cone bearing in the transmission housing.