Overview of components to adjust planet carrier

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Fig 1: Exploded View Of Planet Carrier Adjustment Components

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NOTE: When adjusting planet carrier install components in transmission housing without shim (item-17 ).

1 - Input gear

Do not remove to adjust planet carrier
Removing and installing input gear or axial needle bearing for planet carrier. Refer to Input gear, removing and installing

2 - Axial needle bearing washer

3 - Axial needle bearing

4 - Axial needle bearing washer

5 - O-ring

Insert into planet carrier. Refer to Assembling planet carrier, Assembling planetary gearbox

6 - Planet carrier

7 - Transmission housing

With input gear and axial needle bearing
Axial needle bearing remains in input gear
If axial needle bearing is damaged. Refer to Removing and installing input gear, Input gear, removing and installing

8 - Washer

9 - Axial needle bearing

10 - Large sun gear

11 - Washer

Insert into large sun gear. Refer to Assembling planetary gearbox, Assembling planetary gearbox

12 - Axial needle bearing

13 - Large drive shaft

14 - Axial needle bearing

15 - Needle bearing

16 - Small drive shaft

17 - Shim

18 - Washer

19 - Small drive shaft bolt