Rear Axle Total Backlash Check
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
- Park the vehicle on a flat, level surface.
- Move the transmission gearshift lever to the neutral position. Apply the parking brake and jack up the vehicle.
- Turn the propeller shaft clockwise as far as it will go. Make the mating marks on the dust cover of the companion flange and on the differential carrier.
- Turn the propeller shaft counterclockwise as far as it will go, and measure the amount of distance between the mating marks.
Limit: 6 mm (0.2 inch)
- If the backlash exceeds the limit value, remove the differential carrier assembly and check the following.