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Tooth Contact

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  1. Apply red lead to the drive gear.
    NOTE: Apply red lead to both faces of three to four gears, at four locations evenly spaced on the drive gear.
    Fig 1: Applying Red Lead To Drive Gear
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  2. Rotate the drive gear back and forth several times. Then check for correct drive pinion to drive gear tooth contact as shown.
    CAUTION: Check tooth contact on drive side and reverse side.
    Fig 2: Identifying Tooth Contact On Drive Side And Reverse Side
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  3. If the tooth contact is improperly adjusted, follow the procedure below to adjust the drive pinion height (dimension X).
    Fig 3: Identifying Drive Pinion Height
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    • If the tooth contact is near the face (face contact), or near the heel (heel contact), use a thicker drive pinion height adjusting washer to move drive pinion closer to the drive gear. Refer to "DRIVE PINION HEIGHT ADJUSTING WASHER ".
      Fig 4: Identifying Tooth Contact
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    • If the tooth contact is near the flank (flank contact), or near the toe (toe contact), use a thinner drive pinion height adjusting washer to move the drive pinion farther from the drive gear. Refer to "DRIVE PINION HEIGHT ADJUSTING WASHER ".
      Fig 5: Identifying Tooth Contact
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