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GEAR CONTACT PATTERN 1. Wipe clean each tooth of the ring gear. 2. Apply gear marking compound to all of the ring gear teeth. 3. Verify bearing cap bolts are torque specification. 4. Apply the brakes lightly to create at 14 N·m (10 ft. lbs.) pinion rotating torque. 5. Rotate the pinion/pinion yoke 4 full revolutions in each directions. 6. Read gear tooth contact pattern. Gear contact pattern correct. Backlash and pinion Ring gear too far away from pinion gear coast side toe Ring gear too close to pinion gear drive side toe (1) 3 - 156 FRONT AXLE - C205F DR/DH |