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Thrust washer Assembly Note

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  1. Assemble the side gears, thrust washers and pinion gears to the gear case, then assemble the knock pin.
  2. After assembling the knock pin, make a crimp so that the pin will not come out of the gear case.
  3. Set a dial gauge to the pinion gear as indicated in the figure.
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  4. Secure one of the side gears.
  5. Move the pinion gear and measure the backlash at the end of the pinion gear.
    • If the backlash exceeds the standard, use the thrust washers to adjust.

Rear differential backlash of pinion gear and side gear 

0.1 mm {0.004 in} or less

Thrust washer thickness 

Identification mark Thickness
9 0.90 mm {0.035 in}
95 0.95 mm {0.037 in}
0 1.00 mm {0.0394 in}
05 1.05 mm {0.0413 in}
1 1.10 mm {0.0433 in}