Final Drive: Assembly

Attach side gear thrust washers to side gears, then install pinion mate thrust washers and pinion mate gears in place.
CAUTION: Apply ATF to any parts.

Fig 1: Locating Side Gear Thrust Washers
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Insert pinion mate shaft.
CAUTION:
- When inserting, be careful not to damage pinion mate gear thrust washers.
- Apply ATF to pinion mate shaft.
  
  Fig 2: Inserting Pinion Mate Shaft
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Select side gear thrust washers according to the following procedures.
1. Place differential case in the upright position so that the side gear to be measured is at the top.
  1. Location for inserting feeler gauge
  2. Side gear tooth
  3. The center line of differential case
2. In order to maximize the back clearance, rotate side gears so that a tooth on side gears at the top and bottom will align at the same position as shown in the figure.
  
  Fig 3: Aligning Center Line Of Differential Case
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3. Adjust the back clearance of side gear according to the following procedures.
1. Insert feeler gauges A of the same thickness to the back of side gear from both sides, preventing side gear from falling, to measure the clearance.
  - Measure clearance 3 times by rotating side gears and take the average.
  CAUTION: In all 3 measurements, maximize the clearance by aligning teeth on side gears at the top and bottom at the same position.
2. Select side gear thrust washer so that the clearance will fall within the standard.
  Differential side gear clearance: Refer to " FINAL DRIVE ".
3. Turn differential case upside down, and measure the back clearance of the other side gear in the same manner.
  NOTE: Adjust the clearance to approx. 0.1 mm (0.004 in) for used differential [driven approx. 3,000 km (1864 mile) or more].
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Clearance Of Differential Side Gear
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Install lock pin (1) to pinion mate shaft using the pin punch A.
Tool number: KV32101000 (J-25689-A)
CAUTION:
- Do not reuse lock pin.
- Make sure that lock pin is flush with differential case.
  
  Fig 5: Tapping Lock Pin
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Install speedometer drive gear on differential case.

Fig 6: Identifying Speedometer Drive Gear
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Set drift A [commercial service tool] on differential side bearing inner race, and press differential side bearing inner race into differential case.
CAUTION: Apply ATF to differential side bearings.
Install differential side bearing outer race and differential side bearing adjusting shim on transaxle case. Refer to "ASSEMBLY (1) ".

Fig 7: Identifying Special Tools On Differential Side Bearing Inner Race
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Tighten final gear and tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque in numerical order as shown in the figure after temporarily tightening them. Refer to "COMPONENTS ".

Fig 8: Locating Fixing Bolts
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