Adjustments to be completed after replacing individual components

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When working on the transmission the following components only require adjustment if individual components have been replaced that directly affect the final drive adjustment. To eliminate unnecessary adjustments observe following:

		To adjust
Components being replaced	Differential housing with riveted gear wheel Refer to Differential, adjusting	Adjusting input gear1) . Refer to Input gear, adjusting	Adjusting drive pinion with output gear1) Refer to Drive pinion, adjusting
Transmission housing	X	X	X
Input gear1)		X	X
Input gear tapered roller bearing		X
Output gear1)		X	X
Drive pinion			X
Drive pinion tapered roller bearing			X
Differential cage with gear wheel	X
Tapered roller bearing for differential, bearing body or shim	X
Supporting ring, park lock gear or bearing cover			X

1) Always replace input gear and output gear together