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J 24429 Side Bearing Backlash Spanner. See Special Tools .
IMPORTANT:
- The differential side bearing preload is adjusted by the 2 adjusting nuts in the bearing bore. The bore and the bearing cap provide the mating threads for the bearing nut.
- The differential must be initially preloaded in order to determine the backlash of the gear set. After the backlash is set, the final bearing preload is set.
- The rotating torque of the drive pinion must be within specifications before the pinion gear bearing retainer can be installed.