Qashqai J11. Driveline

ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

DLN-209

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UNIT DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

Exploded View

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R9M

Filler plug

Gasket

Drain plug

Rear cover

Side oil seal

Side bearing adjusting shim

Side bearing

Drive gear

Differential case

10. Pinion mate thrust washer

11.

Pinion mate gear

12. Pinion mate shaft

13. Lock pin

14. Side gear thrust washer

15. Side gear

16. Drive pinion

17. Pinion rear bearing

18. Drive pinion adjusting shim

19. Collapsible spacer

20. Gear carrier

21. Pinion front bearing

22. Drive pinion nut

23. Center oil seal

24. 4WD solenoid harness

25. Electric controlled coupling

26. Coupling cover

27. Reamer bolt

28. Connector bracket

29. Front oil seal

30. Companion flange

31. Companion flange lock nut

A: Oil seal lip

B: Screw hole

: Apply gear oil.

: Apply anti-corrosive oil.

: Apply Genuine Liquid Gasket, Three Bond 1217 or equivalent.

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ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

Disassembly

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Remove connector bracket.

Put matching mark on the thread edge of electric controlled cou-
pling. The matching mark should be in line with the matching
mark on companion flange.

CAUTION:

For matching mark, use paint. Never damage electric con-
trolled coupling.
NOTE:
When replacing electric controlled coupling, matching mark is
not necessary.

Remove companion flange lock nut, using a flange wrench
(commercial service tool).

Remove companion flange.

Remove coupling cover.

Remove front oil seal from coupling cover, using flat-bladed
screwdriver.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage coupling cover.

Remove electric controlled coupling.

Remove 4WD solenoid harness.

Remove center oil seal from gear carrier.

Assembly

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Using the drift (A) (SST: ST35271000), install center oil seal (1)
as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse oil seal.
• When installing, never incline oil seal.
• Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil

onto the circumference of oil seal.

Connect 4WD solenoid harness to electric controlled coupling.

: Apply Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant, Three Bond 1322B or equivalent.

Refer to

GI-4, "Components"

for symbols not described on the above.

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Dimension “D”

: 0.8 – 1.2 mm (0.031 – 0.047 in)

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Install electric controlled coupling to spline of drive pinion inside
gear carrier.

CAUTION:

• Align the pin on electric controlled coupling with the

groove of gear carrier.

• Be careful not to damage center oil seal.

Set 4WD solenoid harness guide to gear carrier.

Using the drifts, drive front oil seal until it becomes flush with the
coupling cover end.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse oil seal.
• When installing, never incline oil seal.
• Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil

onto the circumference of oil seal.

Apply liquid gasket to mating surface of coupling cover. Overlap
both ends of the bead for at least 3 mm (0.12 in).

CAUTION:

Remove old gasket adhering to the mounting surfaces.
Also remove any moisture, oil, or foreign material adhering
to the mounting surfaces.

Install coupling cover to gear carrier with arrow facing upward,
temporarily tighten reamer bolts to the positions shown in the
figure.

Tighten reamer bolts and coupling cover mounting bolts to the
specified torque.

Install connector bracket, and tighten bolts to the specified
torque.

10. Install companion flange.

NOTE:
When reusing electric controlled coupling, align the matching
mark of electric controlled coupling with the matching mark of
companion flange, then install companion flange.

11. Install companion flange lock nut with flange wrench (commer-

cial service tool), tighten to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

Never reuse companion flange lock nut.

12. Check companion flange runout. Refer to

DLN-212, "Adjust-

ment"

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: Drift (SST: KV38100200)

: Drift (SST: ST27861000)

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ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

Adjustment

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COMPANION FLANGE RUNOUT

Fit a dial indicator onto the companion flange face (inner side of
the rear propeller shaft mounting bolt holes).

Rotate companion flange to check for runout.

Fit a test indicator to the inner side of companion flange (socket
diameter).

Rotate companion flange to check for runout.

If the runout value is outside the runout limit, follow the procedure below to adjust.

Check for runout while changing the phase between companion flange and drive pinion by 90

step, and

search for the position where the runout is the minimum.

If the runout value is still outside of the limit after the phase has been changed, replace companion flange.

If the runout value is still outside of the limit after companion flange has been replaced, possible cause will
be an assembly malfunction of drive pinion and electric controlled coupling, malfunctioning coupling bear-
ing, or malfunctioning of electric controlled coupling.

Inspection After Disassembly

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Clean up the disassembled parts. Then, inspect if the parts are worn or damaged. If so, follow the measures
below.

Limit

Companion flange runout

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Com-

panion Flange Runout"

Limit

Companion flange runout

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Com-

panion Flange Runout"

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Content

Conditions and Measures

Hypoid gear

• If the gear teeth do not mesh or line-up correctly, determine the cause and adjust or replace as nec-

essary.

• If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chipped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new

drive gear and drive pinion as a set.

Bearing

If any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted or scratched mark, or unusual noise from the bearing is
observed, replace as a bearing assembly (as a new set).

Side gear and Pinion mate
gear

• If any cracks or damage on the surface of the tooth is found, replace.
• If any worn or chipped mark on the contact sides of the thrust washer is found, replace.

Side gear thrust washer and
pinion mate thrust washer

If it is chipped (by friction), damaged, or unusually worn, replace.

Differential case

If any wear or crack on the contact sides of the differential case is found, replace.

Companion flange

If any chipped mark (about 0.1 mm, 0.004 in) or other damage on the contact sides of the lips of the com-
panion flange is found, replace.

DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

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DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

Exploded View

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R9M

Filler plug

Gasket

Drain plug

Rear cover

Side oil seal

Side bearing adjusting shim

Side bearing

Drive gear

Differential case

10. Pinion mate thrust washer

11.

Pinion mate gear

12. Pinion mate shaft

13. Lock pin

14. Side gear thrust washer

15. Side gear

16. Drive pinion

17. Pinion rear bearing

18. Drive pinion adjusting shim

19. Collapsible spacer

20. Gear carrier

21. Pinion front bearing

22. Drive pinion nut

23. Center oil seal

24. 4WD solenoid harness

25. Electric controlled coupling

26. Coupling cover

27. Reamer bolt

28. Connector bracket

29. Front oil seal

30. Companion flange

31. Companion flange lock nut

A: Oil seal lip

B: Screw hole

: Apply gear oil.

: Apply anti-corrosive oil.

: Apply Genuine Liquid Gasket, Three Bond 1217 or equivalent.

: Apply Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant, Three Bond 1322B or equivalent.

Refer to

GI-4, "Components"

for symbols not described on the above.

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DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

Disassembly

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Remove side oil seals, using flat-bladed screwdriver.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage gear carrier and rear cover.

Remove rear cover mounting bolts.

Set drifts (commercial service tool) to the right and left side bear-
ing adjusting shims individually. Press differential case assembly
with side bearing to remove gear carrier assembly and rear
cover assembly.

CAUTION:

The pressure shall be as low as possible to remove gear
carrier assembly and rear cover assembly. The maximum
pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0 Imp ton).
NOTE:
Differential case assembly, side bearings, and adjusting shims
are compressed and integrated in gear carrier and rear cover.

Remove drain plug and filler plug.

Remove side bearing adjusting shims and side bearing outer races.

CAUTION:

Mark the side bearing adjusting shims so that the original mounting positions (right/left) can be
identified later.

Remove drive gear mounting bolts and then remove drive gear
from differential case.

Remove side bearing inner races, using pullers and the drift
(SST: ST33052000).

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DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

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Pull the lock pin out of pinion mate shaft, using the pin punch
(commercial service tool).

Remove pinion mate shaft, pinion mate gears, pinion mate
thrust washers, side gears, side gear thrust washers from differ-
ential case.

Assembly

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Install side gear thrust washers with the same thickness as the
ones installed prior to disassembly or reinstall the old ones on
the side gears.

Install side gears and side gear thrust washers into differential
case.

Align 2 pinion mate gears in diagonally opposite positions, then
rotate and install them into differential case after installing pinion
mate thrust washer to pinion mate gear.

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DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

Align the lock pin holes on differential case with shaft, and install
pinion mate shaft.

Measure side gear end play following the procedure below, and select the appropriate side gear thrust
washers.

Place differential case straight up so that side gear to be mea-
sured comes upward.

Using thickness gauges, measure the clearance between side
gear back and differential case at 3 different positions, while
rotating side gear. Average the 3 readings, and then measure
the clearance. (Measure the clearance of the other side as well.)

CAUTION:

To prevent side gear from tilting, insert thickness gauges
with the same thickness from both sides.

If the back clearance is outside the specification, use a thicker/
thinner side gear thrust washer to adjust.

CAUTION:

Select a side gear thrust washer for right and left individu-
ally.

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Standard

Side gear back clearance

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Differ-

ential Side Gear Clear-
ance"

When the back clearance is large:

Use a thicker thrust washer.

When the back clearance is small:

Use a thinner thrust washer.

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Drive a lock pin into pinion mate shaft, using the pin punch
(commercial service tool).

CAUTION:

Never reuse lock pin.

Press side bearing inner races to differential case, using the drift
(commercial service tool).

CAUTION:

Never reuse side bearing inner races.

Apply locking sealant into the thread hole of drive gear.

CAUTION:

The drive gear back and threaded holes shall be cleaned
and decreased sufficiently.

Install drive gear to the differential case, and then tighten to the
specified torque.

10. Apply gear oil to side bearings, and install new side bearing

adjusting shims (2 pieces for one side) with the same thickness
as the ones installed prior to disassembly or re-install the old
ones, with side bearing outer race to differential case.
If side bearing adjusting shims have been already selected, use
them.

CAUTION:

Never reuse side bearing outer race.

11. Set the drifts (commercial service tool) to the right and left side

bearing adjusting shims individually. Compress differential case
assembly and side bearing to install gear carrier assembly to dif-
ferential case assembly.

CAUTION:

• The drift shall be placed on the center of the adjusting

shims.

• The pressure shall be as low as possible to install differ-

ential assembly into gear carrier assembly. The maximum
pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0 Imp ton).

• If the adjusting shims are installed by tapping, the gear

carrier may be damaged. Avoid tapping.

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DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY

12. Install dummy cover set, check and adjust drive gear runout, tooth contact, backlash, and total preload

torque. Refer to

DLN-224, "Adjustment"

13. Remove dummy cover set.

14. Apply liquid gasket to mating surface of rear cover. Overlap both

ends of the bead for at least 3 mm (0.12 in).

CAUTION:

Remove old gasket adhering to the mounting surfaces.
Also remove any moisture, oil, or foreign material adhering
to the mounting surfaces.

15. Set the drifts (commercial service tool) to the right and left side

bearing adjusting shims individually. Compress differential case
assembly and side bearing to install rear cover.

CAUTION:

• The drift shall be placed on the center of the adjusting

shims.

• The pressure shall be as low as possible to install the rear

cover. The maximum pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0
Imp ton).

• If rear cover is forced in by tapping, rear cover may be

damaged by adjusting shims. Avoid tapping.

16. Tighten rear cover mounting bolts to the specified torque.

17. Using the drift (SST: KV38100200), drive side oil seals until it

becomes flush with the carrier end.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse oil seals.
• When installing, do not incline oil seals.
• Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil

onto the circumference of oil seal.

18. Check total preload torque. Refer to

DLN-224, "Adjustment"

Inspection After Disassembly

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Clean up the disassembled parts. Then, inspect if the parts are worn or damaged. If so, follow the measures
below.

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Content

Conditions and Measures

Hypoid gear

• If the gear teeth do not mesh or line-up correctly, determine the cause and adjust or replace as nec-

essary.

• If the gears are worn, cracked, damaged, pitted or chipped (by friction) noticeably, replace with new

drive gear and drive pinion as a set.

Bearing

If any chipped (by friction), pitted, worn, rusted or scratched mark, or unusual noise from the bearing is
observed, replace as a bearing assembly (as a new set).

Side gear and Pinion mate
gear

• If any cracks or damage on the surface of the tooth is found, replace.
• If any worn or chipped mark on the contact sides of the thrust washer is found, replace.

Side gear thrust washer and
pinion mate thrust washer

If it is chipped (by friction), damaged, or unusually worn, replace.

Differential case

If any wear or crack on the contact sides of the differential case is found, replace.

Companion flange

If any chipped mark (about 0.1 mm, 0.004 in) or other damage on the contact sides of the lips of the com-
panion flange is found, replace.

DRIVE PINION

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DRIVE PINION

Exploded View

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R9M

Filler plug

Gasket

Drain plug

Rear cover

Side oil seal

Side bearing adjusting shim

Side bearing

Drive gear

Differential case

10. Pinion mate thrust washer

11.

Pinion mate gear

12. Pinion mate shaft

13. Lock pin

14. Side gear thrust washer

15. Side gear

16. Drive pinion

17. Pinion rear bearing

18. Drive pinion adjusting shim

19. Collapsible spacer

20. Gear carrier

21. Pinion front bearing

22. Drive pinion nut

23. Center oil seal

24. 4WD solenoid harness

25. Electric controlled coupling

26. Coupling cover

27. Reamer bolt

28. Connector bracket

29. Front oil seal

30. Companion flange

31. Companion flange lock nut

A: Oil seal lip

B: Screw hole

: Apply gear oil.

: Apply anti-corrosive oil.

: Apply Genuine Liquid Gasket, Three Bond 1217 or equivalent.

: Apply Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant, Three Bond 1322B or equivalent.

Refer to

GI-4, "Components"

for symbols not described on the above.

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DLN-220

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DRIVE PINION

Disassembly

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Remove electric controlled coupling assembly. Refer to

DLN-210, "Disassembly"

Remove differential case assembly. Refer to

DLN-214, "Disassembly"

Fit drive pinion socket (A) (SST: KV38109500) onto drive pinion
spline. Remove drive pinion nut, using the pinion nut wrench (B)
(SST: KV38108400).

Press drive pinion assembly out of gear carrier.

CAUTION:

Never drop drive pinion assembly.

Remove pinion front bearing inner race.

Remove collapsible spacer.

Remove pinion rear bearing inner race from drive pinion, using
puller and bearing puller.

Using a brass rod, tap pinion front bearing outer race evenly
from the 2 cutouts on gear carrier and remove pinion front bear-
ing outer race.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage gear carrier.

Using a brass rod, tap drive pinion adjusting shim evenly from
the 2 cutouts on gear carrier and remove drive pinion adjusting
shim and pinion rear bearing outer race.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage the gear carrier.

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DRIVE PINION

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Assembly

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Install a drive pinion adjusting shim of the same thickness as
was installed prior to disassembly. Press pinion rear bearing
outer race into gear carrier, using the suitable drift.

CAUTION:

• At first, using a hammer, tap bearing outer race until it

becomes flush to gear carrier.

• Never reuse pinion rear bearing outer race.

Press pinion front bearing outer race into gear carrier, using the
drift (SST: 33230000).

CAUTION:

• At first, using a hammer, tap bearing outer race until it

becomes flush to gear carrier.

• Never reuse pinion front bearing outer race.

Press pinion rear bearing inner race to drive pinion, using the
drift (SST: ST23860000).

CAUTION:

Never reuse pinion rear bearing inner race.

After checking and adjusting the tooth contact and backlash of the hypoid gear following the procedure
below.

Apply gear oil to the pinion rear bearing, and assemble the drive pinion to the gear carrier.

CAUTION:

Never assemble a collapsible spacer.

Apply gear oil to pinion front bearing, and assemble pinion front
bearing inner race to drive pinion. Using the drifts and stand,
press pinion front bearing inner race to drive pinion as far as
drive pinion nut can be tightened.

CAUTION:

Never reuse pinion front bearing inner race.

Temporarily tighten removed drive pinion nut to drive pinion.
NOTE:
Use removed drive pinion nut only for the preload measurement.

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: Drift (SST: ST23860000)

: Drift (commercial service tool)

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DRIVE PINION

Fit the drive pinion socket (A) (SST: KV38109500) onto the drive
pinion spline. Using the pinion nut wrench (B) (SST:
KV38108400), tighten drive pinion nut to the specified preload
torque.

CAUTION:

Drive pinion nut is tightened with no collapsible spacer. Be
careful not to over tighten it. While measuring the preload,
tighten it by 5

to 10

Apply gear oil to side bearings, and install new side bearing
adjusting shims with the same thickness or re-install the old
ones to the same mounting position they were in prior to disas-
sembly. Set the drifts (commercial service tool) to the right and
left. Install differential case assembly to gear carrier.

CAUTION:

• The drifts shall be placed on the center of the adjusting

shims.

• The pressure shall be as low as possible to install gear

carrier assembly to differential assembly. The maximum
pressure shall be 10 kN (1 ton, 1.0 Imp ton).

• If adjusting shims are installed by tapping, gear carrier

may be damaged. Avoid tapping.

Check and adjust the tooth contact. Refer to

DLN-224, "Adjustment"

Check and adjust the backlash. Refer to

DLN-224, "Adjustment"

Remove dummy cover set, and remove differential case assembly.

Remove drive pinion nut and press drive pinion assembly out of
gear carrier.

CAUTION:

Never drop drive pinion assembly.

Remove pinion front bearing inner race.

: Preload gauge (SST: ST3127S000)

Standard

Pinion bearing preload

: Refer to

DLN-229,

"Preload Torque"

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DRIVE PINION

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Assemble collapsible spacer to drive pinion.

CAUTION:

• Be careful of the mounting direction of collapsible spacer.
• Never reuse collapsible spacer.

CAUTION:

Never reuse pinion front bearing inner race.

Apply anti-corrosive oil to the thread and seat of drive pinion nut,
and temporarily tighten drive pinion nut to drive pinion.

CAUTION:

Never reuse drive pinion nut.

Fit the drive pinion socket (A) (SST: KV38109500) onto the drive
pinion spline. Using the pinion nut wrench (B) (SST:
KV38108400), adjust the drive pinion nut tightening torque and
pinion bearing preload torque.

CAUTION:

• Adjust the lower limit of the drive pinion nut tightening

torque first.

• If the preload torque exceeds the specified value, replace

collapsible spacer and tighten it again to adjust. Never
loosen drive pinion nut to adjust the preload torque.

• After adjustment, rotate drive pinion back and forth 2 to 3

times to check for unusual noise, rotation malfunction,
and other malfunctions.

Install differential case assembly. Refer to

DLN-215, "Assem-

bly"

CAUTION:

Never install rear cover.

10. Install dummy cover set, and check drive gear runout, tooth contact, and backlash. Refer to

DLN-224,

"Adjustment"

11. Remove dummy cover set, then install rear cover, and side oil seal. Refer to

DLN-215, "Assembly"

12. Check total preload torque. Refer to

DLN-224, "Adjustment"

13. Install electric controlled coupling assembly. Refer to

DLN-210, "Assembly"

14. Check companion flange runout. Refer to

DLN-212, "Adjustment"

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: Drift (SST: ST23860000)

: Drift (commercial service tool)

: Preload gauge (SST: ST3127S000)

Drive pinion tightening
torque

:Refer to

DLN-219, "Ex-

ploded View"

Standard

Pinion bearing preload

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Pre-

load Torque"

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DRIVE PINION

Adjustment

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TOTAL PRELOAD TORQUE

Remove electric controlled coupling assembly. Refer to

DLN-210, "Disassembly"

Rotate drive pinion back and forth 2 to 3 times to check for unusual noise and rotation malfunction.

Rotate drive pinion at least 20 times to check for smooth opera-
tion of the bearing.

Fit drive pinion socket onto drive pinion spline. Measure the total
preload, using the preload gauge (A) (SST: 3127S000) and drive
pinion socket (B) (SST: KV38109500).

NOTE:
Total preload torque = Pinion bearing torque + Side bearing
torque

• If measured value is out of the specification, disassemble it to check and adjust each part. Adjust the pinion

bearing preload and side bearing preload.
Adjust the pinion bearing preload first, then adjust the side bearing preload.

DRIVE GEAR RUNOUT

Remove rear cover. Refer to

DLN-214, "Disassembly"

Following the procedure below, install a dummy cover set (SST: KV389L0010) to gear carrier.

Set dummy cover shims to the right and left side bearing adjusting shims.

Temporarily tighten dummy cover to gear carrier.

Position dummy cover spacers to dummy cover.

Tighten rear cover mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to

DLN-219, "Exploded View"

Tighten dummy cover spacer mounting bolts evenly to the specified torque.

Fit a dial indicator to the drive gear back face.

Rotate the drive gear to measure runout.

• If the runout is outside of the repair limit, check drive gear

assembly condition; foreign material may be caught between
drive gear and differential case, or differential case or drive
gear may be deformed, etc.

CAUTION:

Replace drive gear and drive pinion as a set.

Standard

Total preload torque

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Pre-

load Torque"

When the preload torque is large

On pinion bearings:

Replace the collapsible spacer.

On side bearings:

Use thinner side bearing adjusting shims.

When the preload is small

On pinion bearings:

Tighten the drive pinion nut.

On side bearings:

Use thicker side bearing adjusting shims.

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: 5.9 N·m (0.6 kg-m, 52 in-lb)

Limit

Drive gear back face
runout

: Refer to

DLN-229, "Drive

Gear Runout"

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