Drive Pinion Shaft Assembly: Inspection

• Make sure that all component parts are free of scratches, holes and other faults.
• Check the tooth contact. <Ref. to ADJUSTMENT , Drive Pinion Shaft Assembly.>
• Apply CVTF to bearing and rotate the bearing to check for noise or dragging etc.
• Check the bearing preload of drive pinion shaft.

Starting torque: 

16.3 - 42.7 N (1.7 - 4.4 kgf, 4.4 - 9.6 lbf) 

Fig 1: Checking Drive Pinion Shaft Bearing Preload

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