Differential Bearings: Installation

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1.

NOTE: Do not omit the drive pinion bearing oil baffle or drive pinion bearing failure may result.

If removed, position the drive pinion bearing oil baffle on the Differential Carrier Bearing Installer.

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2.

Using the Differential Carrier Bearing Installer, install the drive pinion bearing oil baffle.

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3.

Using the Drive Pinion Bearing Cup Installer, install the drive pinion bearing cups.

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NOTE: Use the same drive pinion bearings and the drive pinion bearing adjustment shim from the drive pinion bearing adjustment shim selection procedure for final assembly or damage to the component may occur.

NOTE: Install new drive pinion bearings without any additional lubricant since the anti-rust oil provides adequate lubricant without upsetting the drive pinion bearing preload settings.

Assemble and position the Adapters.

Item	Part Number	Description
1	205-109-109	Adapter for 205-S127 (T76P-4020-A9)
2	205-105-105	Adapter for 205-S127 (T76P-4020-A3)
3	4630	Drive pinion bearing (inner)
4	205-129-129	Adapter for 105-S127 (T79P-4020-A18)
5	205-110-110	Adapter for 205-S127 (T76P-4020-A10)
6	4621	Drive pinion bearing (outer)
7	205-111-111	Adapter for 205-S127 (T76P-4020-A11)

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5.

NOTE: This step duplicates final drive pinion bearing preload.

Tighten the Adapter.
- Tighten to 2.2 Nm (20 lb-in).

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6.

NOTE: The Adapter must be offset to obtain an accurate reading.

Rotate the Adapter several half-turns to make sure of correct seating of the drive pinion bearings and position the Adapter.

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7.

Install the Drive Pinion Gauge Tube.
- 1.
  
  Position the Drive Pinion Gauge Tube.
- 2.
  
  Install the 2 differential bearing caps.
- 3.
  
  Install the 4 differential bearing cap bolts.
  - Tighten to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft).

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8.

NOTE: Drive pinion bearing adjustment shims must be flat and clean.

NOTE: A slight drag should be felt for correct drive pinion bearing adjustment shim selection. Do not attempt to force the drive pinion bearing adjustment shim between the gauge block and the gauge tube. This will minimize selection of a drive pinion bearing adjustment shim thicker than required, which results in a deep tooth contact in final assembly of integral axle assemblies.

Use a drive pinion bearing adjustment shim as a gauge for drive pinion bearing adjustment shim selection.
- After the correct drive pinion bearing adjustment shim thickness has been determined, remove all of the Adapters.

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9.

Position the drive pinion bearing adjustment shim and the inner pinion bearing on the drive pinion gear stem.

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10.

NOTE: The same drive pinion bearing from the previous steps must be used.

Install the inner drive pinion bearing.
- Place the drive pinion bearing adjustment shim on the drive pinion gear.
- Using a suitable press and the Drive Pinion Bearing Cone Installer, press the inner drive pinion bearing until it is firmly seated on the pinion gear.

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11.

Install the pinion gear.

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12.

Install the new collapsible spacer.

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13.

Install the outer pinion bearing.

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14.

Install the pinion oil slinger.

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15.

NOTE: Coat the drive pinion seal lips with long-life grease.

Install the drive pinion seal on the Drive Pinion Oil Seal Installer.

16.

NOTE: If the drive pinion seal becomes misaligned during installation, remove it and install a new drive pinion seal.

Using the Drive Pinion Oil Seal Installer, install the drive pinion seal.

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17.

Lightly lubricate the drive pinion gear splines with rear axle lubricant.

18.

Position the drive pinion gear in the axle housing.

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19.

Position the pinion flange.

20.

Using the Drive Pinion Flange Installer, install the pinion flange.

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21.

Apply a small amount of axle lubricant to the washer side of the new pinion nut and install the new pinion nut.

22.

NOTE: Do not loosen the pinion nut to reduce drive pinion bearing preload under any circumstance. If it is necessary to reduce drive pinion bearing preload, install a new drive pinion collapsible spacer and pinion nut or damage to the component may occur.

Install the Drive Pinion Flange Holding Fixture and tighten the pinion nut. Refer to the torque specifications in the Specifications .
- Rotate the drive pinion gear occasionally to make sure the drive pinion bearings are seating correctly. Take frequent drive pinion bearing preload readings by rotating the drive pinion gear with a Nm (lb-in) torque wrench.

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23.

Press the left and right differential bearing on the differential case.
- 1.
  
  Position the differential bearing.
- 2.
  
  Using the Differential Side Bearing Installer, press the differential bearing on the differential case.
- Repeat for the other side.

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24.

Install the differential carrier.
- 1.
  
  Position the 2 differential bearing cups on the differential bearings.
- 2.
  
  Lower the differential carrier in place.

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25.

Install a differential bearing shim of the thickness shown on the LH side of the differential bearing.

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26.

NOTE: Apply pressure toward the left side to make sure the left bearing cap is seated.

Install the left bearing cap and loosely install the 2 bearing cap bolts.

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27.

NOTE: Apply pressure toward the left side to make sure the left bearing cap is seated.

Install progressively thicker differential bearing shims on the right side until the thickest differential bearing shim can be inserted by hand.

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28.

Install the right bearing cap and 2 bolts.

29.

Tighten the 4 differential bearing cap bolts.
- Tighten to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft).

30.

Rotate the differential carrier to make sure it turns freely.

31.

Install the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture at the 12 o'clock position.

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32.

Using the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture and Clutch Housing Gauge, measure the differential ring gear backlash at 4 equally spaced points.
- 1.
  
  Attach the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture and Clutch Housing Gauge.
- 2.
  
  Position the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture and Clutch Housing Gauge tip centrally on a drive tooth.
- 3.
  
  Zero the Dial Indicator.
- 4.
  
  Turn the differential ring gear without turning the drive pinion gear. Record the indicator reading. The allowable backlash is 0.203 mm (0.008 in) to 0.305 mm (0.012 in) and must not vary more than 0.101 mm (0.004 in) between points measured.
  - To correct for a high or low backlash, proceed as follows.

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33.

To correct for high or low backlash, increase the thickness of one differential bearing shim and decrease the thickness of the other differential bearing shim by the same amount. Refer to the following tables when adjusting the backlash.

Backlash Change Required	Thickness Change Required
mm	Inch	mm	Inch
0.025	0.001	0.050	0.002
0.050	0.002	0.050	0.002
0.076	0.003	0.101	0.004
0.101	0.004	0.152	0.006
0.127	0.005	0.152	0.006
0.152	0.006	0.203	0.008
0.177	0.007	0.254	0.010
0.203	0.008	0.254	0.010
0.228	0.009	0.304	0.012
0.254	0.010	0.355	0.014
0.279	0.011	0.355	0.014
0.304	0.012	0.406	0.016
0.330	0.013	0.457	0.018
0.335	0.014	0.457	0.018
0.381	0.015	0.508	0.020

Differential Shim Size Chart - 4067

Numbers of Stripes and Color Code	Dimension A
mm	Inch
2 - C-COAL	7.7978- 7.8105	0.3070- 0.3075
1 - C-COAL	7.7470- 7.7597	0.3050- 0.3055
5 - BLU	7.6962- 7.7089	0.3030- 0.3035
4 - BLU	7.6454- 7.6581	0.3010- 0.3015
3 - BLU	7.5946- 7.6073	0.2990- 0.2995
2 - BLU	7.5458- 7.5565	0.2970- 0.2975
1 - BLU	7.493- 7.505	0.2950- 0.2955
5 - PINK	7.4422- 7.4549	0.2930- 0.2935
4 - PINK	7.3914- 7.4041	0.2910- 0.2915
3 - PINK	7.3406- 7.3533	0.2890- 0.2895
2 - PINK	7.2898- 7.3025	0.2870- 0.2875
1 - PINK	7.2390- 7.2517	0.2850- 0.2855
5 - GRN	7.1882- 7.2009	0.2830- 0.2835
4 - GRN	7.1374- 7.1501	0.2810- 0.2815
3 - GRN	7.0866- 7.0993	0.2790- 0.2795
2 - GRN	7.0358- 7.0485	0.2770- 0.2775
1 - GRN	6.9850- 7.0485	0.2750- 0.2755
5 - WH	6.9342- 6.9469	0.2730- 0.2735
4 - WH	6.8834- 6.8961	0.2710- 0.2715
3 - WH	6.8326- 6.8453	0.2690- 0.2695
2 - WH	6.7818- 6.7945	0.2670- 0.2675
1 - WH	6.7310- 6.7437	0.2650- 0.2655
5 - YEL	6.6802- 6.6929	0.2630- 0.2635
4 - YEL	6.6294- 6.6421	0.2610- 0.2615
3 - YEL	6.5786- 6.5913	0.2590- 0.2595
2 - YEL	6.5278- 6.5405	0.2570- 0.2575
1 - YEL	6.4770- 6.4897	0.2550- 0.2555
5 - ORNG	6.4262- 6.4389	0.2530- 0.2535
4 - ORNG	6.3754- 6.3881	0.2510- 0.2515
3 - ORNG	6.3246- 6.3373	0.2490- 0.2495
2 - ORNG	6.2738- 6.2865	0.2470- 0.2475
1 - ORNG	6.2223- 6.2357	0.2450- 0.2455
2 - RED	6.1722- 6.1849	0.2430- 0.2435
1 - RED	6.1214- 6.1341	0.2410- 0.2415

34.

Remove the 4 differential bearing cap bolts.
- Remove the differential carrier.

35.

Measure the thickness of the selected right and left bearing shims.

36.

To establish differential bearing preload, increase both the left and right differential bearing shim thickness by 0.203 mm (0.008 in).

37.

Install the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture, Clutch Housing Gauge and Differential Carrier Spreader.

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38.

NOTE: Overspreading may damage the differential housing.

NOTE: Tighten and loosen the differential carrier spreader screw to normalize the housing spreader adapters prior to taking the final Dial Indicator reading.

Spread the differential housing to the specification.
- 1.
  
  Adjust the Dial Indicator Gauge to zero.
- 2.
  
  Tighten the screw until spreading the differential housing to the specification.
- 3.
  
  Remove the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture and Clutch Housing Gauge.

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39.

NOTE: To avoid galling the case, insert shims with a light coating of grease before installing the differential assembly. If not carried out in this order, the aluminum housing can be damaged.

Place the differential bearing shims in the differential housing.

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40.

Install the differential carrier.
- 1.
  
  Position the differential bearing cups on the differential bearings.
- 2.
  
  Lower the differential carrier in place between the differential bearing shims.

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41.

NOTE: Hand-tighten the differential bearing cap bolts prior to releasing the Differential Carrier Spreader.

Install the 2 differential bearing caps and the 4 differential bearing cap bolts in their original locations and positions.

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42.

Loosen and remove the Differential Carrier Spreader.

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43.

Tighten the 4 differential bearing cap bolts.
- Tighten to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft).

44.

Rotate the differential carrier to make sure it turns freely.

45.

Install the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture at the 12 o'clock position.

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46.

Using the Dial Indicator Gauge with Holding Fixture, recheck the ring gear backlash.

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47.

Apply marking compound and rotate the differential assembly 5 complete revolutions.

48.

Verify an acceptable pattern check. Refer to Driveline System General Information .

49.

Install the axle housing tube and the 4 bolts.
- Tighten to 73 Nm (54 lb-ft).

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50.

Install a new stub shaft seal. Refer to Stub Shaft Pilot Bearing and Seal .

51.

Install a new circlip on the intermediate shaft end.

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52.

Insert the intermediate shaft and engage the circlip with the differential side gear.

53.

Remove the axle assembly from the Transmission Holding Fixture and place it on the bench.

54.

NOTE: Remove all of the silicone gasket and make sure the surfaces are free of oil before applying the new silicone gasket.

NOTE: The differential housing cover must be installed within 15 minutes of application of the silicone, or new sealant must be applied. If possible, allow one hour before filling with lubricant to make sure the silicone sealant has correctly cured.

Apply a continuous bead of sealant, of the specified thickness, to the differential housing cover mounting surface as shown in the illustration.
- Use silicone gasket and sealant.

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55.

Install the differential housing cover and the 10 bolts.
- Tighten to 32 Nm (24 lb-ft).

56.

Install the axle assembly. Refer to Axle Assembly .

57.

Remove the fill plug and fill the axle assembly with the specified type and amount of axle lubricant.
- Tighten the fill plug to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).