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Locking Differential Cam Unit Assembly

  1. Install the cam plate to the side cam gear.
  2. Install the wave washer.
  3. Install the clutch plates.

    Alternate the plates as shown.

    Fig 1: Identifying Clutch Plate Installation Sequence
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  4. Install the thrust sleeve.

    Press the thrust sleeve flush with the side gear disc splines.

  5. Install the guide clips to the clutch plates.
    1. 5.1. Use grease in the clips in order to hold the clips in place on the plates.
    2. 5.2. If the side cam gear or the side thrust sleeve has been replaced, measure and record the overall length of the gear assembly from the front of the gear to the back of the side thrust sleeve, including the side gear thrust washer.
    3. 5.3. Compare the reading with the reading obtained earlier in this section.
    4. 5.4. If the new reading is more than 0.0762 mm (0.003 in) higher or lower than the original, select a thrust washer that will return the reading closet to the original reading.